Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation

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Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation

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The annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation refers to a political process, which took place in 2014, whereby most of the Crimean Peninsula, at that time part of Ukraine, came under the control of Russia and was incorporated into it as two federal subjects — the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol.The process caused much controversy and is viewed by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and several world leaders as illegal annexation that began following Russian intervention in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, administrative divisions of Ukraine, and after unrecognized local authorities declared their independence from Ukraine and held an unrecognized referendum, organized under Russian military occupation.Russia strongly opposes aforementioned view as "offensive towards inhabitants of peninsula", and instead views the process as accession of the independent nation "Republic of Crimea", proclaimed when the regions joined together and subsequently requested their admission to Russia in accordance with a referendum that, according to Russian position, reflected such desire. Ukraine disputes the treaty, as it does not recognize the independence of the Republic of Crimea or the accession itself as legitimate. So does the United Nations General Assembly, which adopted non-binding Resolution 68/262, affirming "territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders".