Crimea

[ krahy-mee-uh, kri- ]

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noun

the Crimea, a peninsula in southeastern Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
a former autonomous republic of the Soviet Union, later a region of Ukraine. About 10,000 sq. mi. (25,900 sq. km).

Crimea

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noun

a peninsula and autonomous region in Ukraine between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov: a former autonomous republic of the Soviet Union (1921–45), part of the Ukrainian SSR from 1945 until 1991 Russian nameKrym

Crimea

Peninsula in the extreme southern Ukraine , bordered by the Black Sea to the east, south, and west.

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As a former part of the Russian empire, Crimea was one of the strongholds of opposition to the Soviet government after the Russian Revolution .

It was occupied by German troops from 1941 to 1945.

The Crimean War of the 1850s, fought between Russian forces and the allied armies of Britain , France , Turkey , and Sardinia , was the scene of the battle described in “ The Charge of the Light Brigade .”

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"Crimea will stay with Russia," Trump told Time on Friday.

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Earlier this week, Trump accused Zelensky of harming peace negotiations, after the Ukrainian leader again ruled out recognising Russian control of Crimea, a southern Ukrainian peninsula illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014.

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Vladimir Putin initially denied having anything to do with Russia's capture of Crimea in February 2014, when mysterious masked commandos in unidentified green uniforms seized the local parliament and fanned out across the peninsula.

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Trump on Wednesday accused the Ukrainian leader of harming peace negotiations, after Zelensky said Kyiv would not recognise Russian control of Crimea.

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Ukraine has repeatedly stated that it will not give up Crimea, a southern peninsula illegally annexed by Russia in 2014.

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