This March marks half a decade since Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The Russian Federation maintains its self-proclaimed position of legitimacy. The international community however, regards the referendum leading up to the event, as illegitimate and a stark violation of globally accepted standards.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Hromadske: 5 years after Crimea referendum, was the world’s response enough?
Russian soldiers stand near a tank outside a former Ukrainian military base in Perevalnoye, near the Crimean capital Simferopol, on March 27, 2014.
