The document outlines key events in Crimea from the 15th century to present day: - Crimea was originally inhabited by Crimean Tatars but they suffered repression and deportation under Soviet rule. - In 1954, Khrushchev transferred Crimea from Russia to Ukraine, taking larger territories for economic reasons after World War 2 and the Tatar deportation. - From 2013-2014, Russia exerted political and economic pressure on Ukraine to prevent it from strengthening ties with the EU, culminating in military intervention in Crimea. Russian forces occupied airports and blocked Ukrainian units, with the Russian government approving military deployment in Ukraine on March 1st.

1. What is
Russia doing?
1700
1944
February 19
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December 5
1994
April 21
2010
August 14
November 23
2013
November 30
2013
February 20
2014
February 22
Originally in XV-th century Crimea was
inhabited by Crimean tatars. Suffered
from repressions, deportations at times
of Soviet Unions.
Crimean tatars
Ukrainians
Russians
February 28
2014
March 1
2014
1850
1944 april
1944 june
N.Khrushchev gives Crimea to Ukrainian
Soviet Republic, takes the 3x larger
territory, due to unprofitable economy
of Crimea after the World War II and
massive deportation of Crimean tatars.
ukrainians
russians
Ukraine completely gets rid of nuclear
weapon (3-rd largest in the world).
BUDAPEST MEMORANDUM
Russian Federation, Great Britain, United
States of America agree to guarantee
independence, souverenity and cordons
integrity of Ukraine, abstain from
aggression, economic pressure.
176 nuclear warheads
V.Yanukovych (president elected
with massive falsifications) signs the
Kharkiv Pact with the Russian
president D.Medvedev:
Black Sea Fleet of the Russian
Federation allowed to be based in
Crimea till 2042 in exchange of
100$ discount on natural gas instead
of a review of the gas contract to
lower the price, as it was done by
European countries.
Sells national interests of Ukraine to
Russia, violates the Constitution.
Russia blocks import of goods from
Ukraine – economic pressure aiming
to prevent association of Ukraine
with European Union despite 58%
supporting the EU association.
Yanukovych refuses from association.
People go out to massive protests all
over Ukraine.
Yanukovych uses brutal force of riot
police and paid thugs to intimidate
and dissolve protestors.
After 100+ killed (shot by snipers)
people finally achieve peaceful
agreement between the president
and opposition. Russia doesn’t
acknowldge the agreement, provides
refugee to the president-killer, riot
police units escaping from Ukraine.
↓100$
2017
2042
STOP
100+ killed
+
1000+ injured
+
300+ missing
New democratic government is
forming in Ukraine under thorough
control of society.
IN THE MEANTIME
February 26
2014
1700
russians
Russian deputies arrive to Crimea,
actively support ideas of separatism.
Violating all the procedures, a citizen
of Russian Federation assigned as a
mayor of Sevastopol. People are
being convienced that mythical
extremists from the centre/west of
Ukraine are coming to kill them.
Yanukovych gives a press-conference
in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Claims
that he is a legitimate president of
Ukraine, that the new government
are radicals, extremists, fascists. Asks
Putin to restore order in Ukraine.
Russian army occupies an
international airport in Crimea,
blocks Ukrainian military units. Riot
police officers of Ukraine get
passports of Russian Federation.
ukrainians
tatars
+
Russian passports for
making people who need
protection by Russia.
The State Council of Russian Federation officially gives
permission to V. Putin to garrison Military Forces of
Russian Federation in Ukraine for protection of
Russian citizens in Ukraine from nonexistent “fascists”.
Occupation
of Ukraine?
March 2, 2014
“ProCvit”