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1 day ago · Crimea [b] (/ k r aɪ ˈ m iː ə / ⓘ kry-MEE-ə) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukraine.
1 day ago · Crimea, autonomous republic, southern Ukraine. The republic is coterminous with the Crimean Peninsula, lying between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. In 2014 Russia covertly invaded and illegally annexed Crimea, a move that was denounced by the international community. Area 10,400 square miles (27,000 square km).
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Sep 23, 2024 · Crimea in the Soviet Union and independent Ukraine. Crimea White Russian refugees gathering at a Crimean port during the Russian Civil War. When the Revolution of 1917 led to the collapse of the Russian Empire, the remaining Crimean Tatars declared Crimea to be an independent democratic republic.
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Sep 20, 2024 · Russia’s war with Ukraine started when it seized Crimea in February 2014, and who ends up in possession of Crimea remains one of the biggest sticking points in ending the war. So far, Ukraine ...
Sep 18, 2024 · Crimean Peninsula, peninsula coterminous with the autonomous republic of Crimea, Ukraine, lying between the Black Sea and Sea of Azov and having an area of 10,400 square miles (27,000 square km).
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Sep 9, 2024 · The EU's diplomatic agency has strongly condemned Russia's regional elections held in occupied Crimean territory, stating the vote violates international law, the UN Charter and Ukraine's...
Sep 12, 2024 · Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for maximum support from the 60 participants at the fourth summit of the Crimea Platform in Kyiv. He reminded the representatives present that the...
