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byUkraine(asthesuccessorstate)on29April1992went
furtherinthatdirection.Whilepro-Russianresidents
ofCrimeabegantoseekthecreationofanindependent
statebetweenRussiaandUkraine,theeffectivesituation
remainedunchangeduntilspring2014.Then,asaresult
ofpoliticaleventsinUkraine,andparticularlythefall
ofPresidentYanukovich,partisansoftheindependent
CrimeawithintheSupremeSovietoftheAutonomous
RepublicofCrimeaproclaimedthePeninsula’s
independence,andgrantedspecialstatustothecity
ofSevastopol.Thisdeclarationwasannulled
bythetemporaryPresidentofUkraine,aswell
asbytheUkrainianConstitutionalCourt.However,Ukraine
wasunabletopreventthepro-RussianauthoritiesoftheAR
ofCrimeafromholdingareferendumon16March2014.
Officially,theturnoutwasatthelevel
of83.1%ofinhabitants,withapprox.97%(i.e.1.233M
people)votingforindependence.However,atthetime
ofthatreferendumCrimeawasalreadyunderoccupation
bywhatwerepresumably(andwidelypresumedtobe)
Russianmilitaryforces(inparticularthefamous“littlegreen
men”).TheCrimeanauthoritiesrequestedincorporation
oftheARofCrimeaintotheRussianFederationand
therelevanttreatyofaccessionwasconcludedon18March
2014.FromtheRussianperspectiveatleast,Crimeaceased
tobelongtoUkraineandbecamepartoftheRF.
V.V.Putin’sdoctrine,formulatedintheMoscow
speechmakingopportunityofMarch18th2014includes
adetailedindicationofprinciplesandnormsofinternational
lawthathavebecomeguidelinesforRussianforeignpolicy
inthefirstdecadesofthe21stcentury.Whilecontinuitywith
previousRussian(orSoviet)militarydoctrinesistobenoted,
discussionisworthwhilegiventheapparentrooting
ininternationallaw(atleastasunderstoodbyRussia).
Naturally,thenormsinthislegalfieldareunderstoodina
specificwaythatismostlysupportiveofRussia’spolitical
position.InPutin’sspeech,wefindi.a.areasoningfor
theannexationofCrimeaandprospectiveRussian
interventionineasternUkraineaswell.Oneofthepossible
scenariosistherepeat-applicationofamechanismRussia
appliedinrelationtoGeorgia(SouthOssetiaandAbkhazia)