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The Republic of Crimea (Template:Lang-ru; Crimean Tatar: Къырым Джумхуриети, Qırım Cumhuriyeti; Template:Lang-ua) was a short-lived, partially recognized sovereign state that claimed the entirety of the Crimean Peninsula in the Black Sea, south of Ukraine and west of southern Russia.

The country was established in the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Crimea of 11 March, conditional on the outcome of the referendum of 16 March. Immediately following the announcement of the referendum result, the parliament of Crimea on 17 March asked the Russian Federation "to admit the Republic of Crimea as a new subject with the status of a republic" and later on the same day, Putin issued a decree formally recognizing Crimea as an independent state as a technicality paving the way to the accession of Crimea to the Russian Federation, as a separate federal subject and one of the republics of Russia, while Sevastopol would accede the Russian Federation separately, as a federal city (the third city with such status, following Moscow and Saint Petersburg).

The incorporation of Crimea into Russia was not generally recognized internationally.

The country was formed as the unification of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol—recognized internationally as administrative divisions of Ukraine—into a single united nation. Both regions had previously adopted a joint resolution expressing their intention to declare independence, as well as a resolution expressing their intention to unite with Russia. For this purpose, both governments had called for a referendum. While the majority of those voting in the controversial referendum voted for independence from Ukraine, internationally the legitimacy and impartiality of the vote was not recognized, particularly since it took place in a situation of a purported Russian occupation of the peninsula. One day after the referendum, both regions united and declared their independence as a single nation. Russia recognized the sovereignty of the newly formed nation the same day. The republic applied to join the Russian Federation as a federal subject at the same time its leaders declared independence, and Russian authorities quickly started the process of admitting Crimea and Sevastopol.

On March 21, 2014 the Russian Federation Council ratified the accession treaty, and President Vladimir Putin signed the treaty into effect that same day, with the accession backdated to March 18.

The recently installed government of Ukraine, along with all sovereign states except Russia, did not recognize the Republic of Crimea's claim to sovereignty, nor the unification of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea with Sevastopol, nor the referendum that paved the way for Crimean secession.

See also

• Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Crimea
• International recognition of the Republic of Crimea
• Kosovo independence precedent
• List of shortest-lived sovereign states

References

1. "Russia's Vladimir Putin recognises Crimea as nation". BBC News. March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
2. "Ukraine Liveblog Day 29: Russia Annexes Crimea". The Interpreter. March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
3. "Vladimir Putin signs treaty to annex Crimea". Financial Times. March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
4. "Putin signs laws on reunification of Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol with Russia". ITAR-TASS. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
5. "Putin Reclaims Crimea for Russia and Bitterly Denounces the West". The New York Times. March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
6. "Putin signs treaty making Crimea, Sevastopol part of Russia". Haaretz. March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
7. http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140317/188525924/Russia-Recognizes-Crimeas-Independence.html
8. "Ukraine 'will never accept' Crimea annexation, President says". CNN. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
9. "Ukraine crisis: Putin signs Russia-Crimea treaty". BBC News. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
10. "Russian Federation Council ratifies treaty on Crimea's entry to Russia". ITAR TASS. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
11. "Putin signs laws on reunification of Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol with Russia". ITAR TASS. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.

• Articles to be merged from March 2014
• 2014 Crimean crisis