9). [68], A report (realised in the summer of 2015) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) claimed that the Republic of Crimea had the aim to "end the teaching of Ukrainian" by "pressure on school administrations, teachers, parents, and children". Ukraine also received a discount of $100 on each 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas imported from Russia, which was provided for by cutting export duties on the gas, money that would have gone into the Russian state budget. RT reported that Western countries resorted to "political blackmail and economic threats" to coerce diplomats to vote for the resolution,[123] whereas Reuters reported unnamed UN diplomats saying the Russian delegation threatened with punitive action against certain Eastern European and Central Asian countries if they supported the resolution. Russia Gifts Crimea to Ukraine. In June 2015 The Economist estimated that the average salary in Crimea was about two-thirds of the average salary in Russia. Political scientists say that the “Crimean history” is not much different from the events in Kosovo in 2008. According to Ukrainian law "On status of the autonomous Republic of Crimea", passed on 29 April 1992, "Republic of Crimea is an autonomous part of Ukraine and independently decides on matters, which are delegated to it by the Constitution and laws of the Ukraine" (art. Amnesty International and Front Line Defenders demand his immediate release.[113][114]. The ambassador added that representatives of his country's business circles are planning to take part in the upcoming Yalta Economic Forum. The referendum took place on 16 March 2014 with 97% of voters choosing to leave Ukraine and join Russia, according to Crimean government results. [95] They stated in January 2016 (that in 2015) more than 4 million tourists had vacationed in the peninsula. Other major cities are Sevastopol and Kerch. [25], On 11 March 2014, the Crimean parliament and the Sevastopol City Council jointly issued a letter of intent to unilaterally declare independence from Ukraine in the event of a 'Yes' vote in the referendum to join the region to Russia, that was to be held on 16 March. [58] Head of the Republic Sergey Aksyonov pledged to find the missing persons as well as the culprits behind the kidnappings. 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However, the annexation divided the Autonomous Republic and the city of Sevastopol once again into two separate entities: the Autonomous Republic became the Republic of Crimea as a Russian republic while Sevastopol became a Russian federal city. [citation needed] Among the abstaining countries were China, India, and Brazil; Israel was among the countries listed as absent. Experts note that this illustrates the importance of Crimea for the European region, which is why economists should take into account its real position. [42], On 3 April 2014, Moscow sent a diplomatic note to Ukraine on terminating the actions of agreements concerning the deployment of the Russian Federation's Black Sea Fleet on the territory of Ukraine. [by whom?] [97], The internet connection goes via Krasnodar Krai. If Crimea is considered separate from Ukraine, which continues to claim sovereignty over the peninsula, then Ukraine is the only country with which it shares a land border, with a number of road and rail connections. Regardless of all this, Ukraine and the vast majority of the international community has not recognized the validity of the referendum, and has not recognized the accession of this region into Russia. Several Crimean Tatar opposition figures were banned from entering Crimea for five years. [75] The Crimean assets of Ihor Kolomoyskyi have also been nationalized; according to Aksyonov this was "totally justified due to the fact that he is one of the initiators and financiers of the special anti-terrorist operation in the Eastern Ukraine where Russian citizens are being killed". The official result was that Crimeans voted overwhelmingly in support of that option. [80] Eight months after the 21 March 2014 formal annexation of Crimea by Russia it became impossible for clients of Ukrainian banks to access their deposits and most of them did not pay interest (on loans). [67] Goncharova said that since more than a quarter of parents at the Ukrainian gymnasium in Simferopol had written an application to teach children in Ukrainian; this school might have Ukrainian language classes. Amidst rising tension in the region as part of the Crimean crisis, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol held a status referendum to join the Russian Federation. [3] The Ukrainian government initially accepted its name, but not its claims to be a state. [100] Ukraine refused to accept the annexation, still the Ukrainian military began to withdraw from Crimea on 19 March. [12] Following a referendum, held in the same year, the Supreme Council of Crimea restored the 1992 Constitution to its original revision.[13]. 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