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1. Crimea

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   Post-Soviet Period and Annexation by Russia
   After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Crimea was established as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea within the newly independent Ukraine. It maintained a high degree of autonomy, largely due to the presence of the Black Sea Fleet base at Sevastopol, which was subject to long-term leasing agreements.
   In March 2014, following political upheaval in Kyiv, Russian forces secured control over the peninsula. A subsequent referendum, disputed by Ukraine and most of …