Major Territory Disputes Around The World

The Plot To Take Crimea

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After the 2014 Ukranian revolution, Crimea was added into the Russian Federation. However, sovereignty over the area is currently being argued between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. After the former President of Ukraine left Russia on February 21, 2014, the Russians began to plan their takeover of Crimea.

It didn’t take long until they had taken the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and it also looked like there were a large number of Crimeans who desired to become a part of Russia. So, Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a treaty of accession and the Republic of Crimea was absorbed into the Russian Federation. However, this action did not sit well with Ukraine — or the rest of the world, for that matter.