The Crimean annexation by Russia in 2014
Journal: BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway))
Year: 2016

The Crimean annexation by Russia happened in 2014. It violated the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine as well as established international order between the states. Both domestic and external causes provoked the Crimean annexation. The main causes of the annexation that provoked it on the domestic level were diversity of regions, ethnic diversity, diversity of memories, beliefs and views between ethnic Ukrainians and Russians, manipulations around the status of the Russian lang