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document_name	Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Crimea|image=Flag of Crimea.svg|image_size=175px|image_caption=|date_created= March 11, 2014 (adopted)|date_ratified=|location_of_document=|writer=Supreme Council of Crimea and the Sevastopol City Council|signers= |purpose=

The Declaration of Independence of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol was a joint resolution adopted on March 11, 2014 by the Supreme Council of Crimea and the Sevastopol City Council that proclaimed the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol a sovereign state — the Republic of Crimea. The decision was taken after unmarked Russian soldiers (“little green men“) invaded Ukraine and seized the Crimean parliament.How Russia Took Crimea Macias, Amanda (2015). Business Insider. Retrieved August 1, 2017.WEB, Synovitz, Ron, Russian Forces in Crimea: Who Are They And Where Did They Come From?,www.rferl.org/a/russian-forces-in-crimea--who-are-they-and-where-did-they-come-from/25285238.html, rferl.org, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 4 March 2014, 16 February 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200216073959/https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-forces-in-crimea--who-are-they-and-where-did-they-come-from/25285238.html, 16 February 2020, live, JOURNAL, Reeves, Shane R., Wallace, David, The Combatant Status of the “Little Green Men” and Other Participants in the Ukraine Conflict, International Law Studies, 2015, 91, 393,digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1321&context=ils, 16 February 2020, 14 January 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220114181853/https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1321&context=ils, live, Russian Federation control of Crimea began when unidentifiable soldiers, colloquially called “little green men” by the local population, but later confirmed to be members of the Russian Special Forces (Spetsnaz), stormed the Crimean parliament., Putin Admits Russian Forces Were Deployed to Crimea Reuters (2014). Retrieved August 1, 2017.The declaration of independence and subsequent referendum were not internationally recognised by most countries.The Crimea Crisis – An International Law Perspective Marxsen, Christian (2014). Max-Planck-Institut. Retrieved August 1, 2017.According to the Declaration, the newly formed state has the right to apply to Russia for the inclusion of the territory in the federation as a separate subject. In Ukraine’s constitution, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol are recognised as integral parts of Ukraine, and changes to the territory of Ukraine is possible only after the relevant result of an All-Ukrainian referendum.WEB, CONSTITUTION OF UKRAINE,rm.coe.int/constitution-of-ukraine/168071f58b, en, WEB, Why the Crimean Referendum Is Illegitimate,www.cfr.org/interview/why-crimean-referendum-illegitimate, 2020-08-23, Council on Foreign Relations, en,

International reaction

Russia recognised the Republic of Crimea’s declaration of independence,WEB,www.mid.ru/bdomp/brp_4.nsf/e78a48070f128a7b43256999005bcbb3/4751d80fe6f93d0344257c990062a08a!OpenDocument, Statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, 2014-03-11, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, 14 March 2014, WEB,en.itar-tass.com/world/723101, Ukrainian prosecutors demand annulment of declaration of Crimea independence, 2014-03-11, ITAR-TASS, 12 March 2014, and following a referendum in the territory which was condemned as “illegal” by the European Union and countries such as the United States, annexed the Republic into the Russian Federation. US President Barack Obama said that Russian actions were a violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and that the referendum would “violate the Ukrainian constitution and international law”.NEWS,www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26475508, ‘Illegal’ Crimean vote condemned, 2014-03-06, BBC News, 2018-01-16, en-GB, On 27 March 2014, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the “Territorial Integrity of Ukraine” Resolution, which recognised Crimea as part of Ukraine.WEB,www.un.org/press/en/2014/ga11493.doc.htm, General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling upon States Not to Recognize Changes in Status of Crimea Region {{!, Meetings Coverage and Press Releases|website=www.un.org|language=en|access-date=2018-01-16}}The genuine nature of the declaration has been called into doubt with one scholar calling it a “fig-leaf” to disguise the fact that it was a transfer of territory from Ukraine to Russia.JOURNAL, Borgen, Christopher J.,digital-commons.usnwc.edu/ils/vol91/iss1/7/, Law, Rhetoric, Strategy: Russia and Self-Determination Before and After Crimea, International Law Studies, International Law Studies, 2015, 91, 1, 2375-2831, Borgen, en, The recognition of Crimea by Russia was the legal fig leaf which allowed Russia to say that it did not annex Crimea from Ukraine, rather the Republic of Crimea exercised its sovereign powers in seeking a merge with Russia,

See also

• Kosovo independence precedent

References

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