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US Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe, warned that the same troops were in a position to take over the separatist Russian-speaking Moldovan province of Transnistria. [431] President of Moldova Nicolae Timofti warned Russia with not attempting to do this to avoid damaging its international status further.
Young people unfurl a giant Russian flag during an action to mark the ninth anniversary of the Crimea annexation from Ukraine in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, March 18, 2023.
Ukrainian checkpoint at Kalanchak, entering Kherson Oblast from Russian-occupied Crimea.. On 16 March 2014, a referendum status of Crimea was held by Russia, where, according to official Russian data, 96.77% of the inhabitants of the (Autonomous) Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol voted for the reunification of the respective territories with the Russian Federation.
The Baltic Times proposed that the West should take Kaliningrad from Russia in exchange for recognizing its claim over Crimea. [20] This proposal was quoted by several scholary articles. [21] [22] [23] Observers also noted that Russia's claim over Crimea weakened its territorial claims elsewhere, particularly over Kaliningrad.
It also splits control over Zaporizhia and Kherson oblasts with Ukraine — with Russia taking the southern portions to create a land bridge connecting the country to Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.
Ukraine and its international partners must continue fighting to restore Ukrainian control over Crimea, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday as Kyiv marked a decade of Russian occupation ...
in Russia (light yellow) Location of the Republic of Crimea (Russia) (light yellow) in the Crimean Peninsula Coordinates: 45°18′N 34°24′E / 45.3°N 34.4°E / 45.3; 34.4 Federal district Southern Economic region North Caucasus Capture of the Crimean parliament by Russian forces 27 February 2014 Annexation by Russia 18 March 2014 Administrative centre Simferopol Government ...
Transnistria – Transnistria's government asked the Russian government to make Transnistria become a part of Russia.Irina Kubanskikh, a spokeswoman for the Transnistrian parliament, said that the region's public bodies had "appealed to the Russian Federation leadership to examine the possibility of extending to Transnistria the legislation, currently under discussion in the State Duma, on ...