how did the Ukraine crisis effect the society?
Crimea votes to break from Ukraine and joins Russia: All about the Ukraine Crisis
Crimea, located in the northern coast of the Black Sea, is a ₁autonomous republic within the state of Ukraine. The eastern shore of Crimea touches some land of Russia. Crimea was first part of the Russian empire. But then how is Crimea part of Ukraine? Crimea only became part of Ukraine when soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev gave the peninsula to his native land in 1954. In 1991, Crimea finally became an independent Ukraine. Despite that nearly 60 % of the population in Ukraine identify themselves as Russians. In 1991 the fall of the Soviet Union also brought the return of the Crimean Tatars who fell to Russia under the power of Catherine the Great.
It’s been 3 months now since the protests in Kiev, Ukraine have taken place. ‘’We will only leave when you pull us closer to the European Union, when you change the constitution, when you alter the governments power’’, they loudly insisted at the Independence Square. But why? Why have so many protestors staked their lives for political change? The revolution in Ukraine is different from the protesting in Crimea but is still connected. The people of Kiev want to become a part of the European Union (E.U) but the president - Viktor Yanukovych rejected. The reason of him rejecting might be because he did not want Ukraine to be under the power of the European Union, Instead he wanted Ukraine to be independent. The people wouldn’t listen and the protests elevated in the early 2014 and eventually caused deaths of many protesters and police. Among other things, president Yanukovych struck another deal which was to buy $15 billion in Ukraine bonds and discounts to gas prices to Ukraine from Russia. Meanwhile, things were getting worse in Kiev and people started to threaten president Yanukovych. Finally, it was reported from Ukraine that the president had ousted from Kiev to Russia because of threats from the people and It has been
Crimea, located in the northern coast of the Black Sea, is a ₁autonomous republic within the state of Ukraine. The eastern shore of Crimea touches some land of Russia. Crimea was first part of the Russian empire. But then how is Crimea part of Ukraine? Crimea only became part of Ukraine when soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev gave the peninsula to his native land in 1954. In 1991, Crimea finally became an independent Ukraine. Despite that nearly 60 % of the population in Ukraine identify themselves as Russians. In 1991 the fall of the Soviet Union also brought the return of the Crimean Tatars who fell to Russia under the power of Catherine the Great.
It’s been 3 months now since the protests in Kiev, Ukraine have taken place. ‘’We will only leave when you pull us closer to the European Union, when you change the constitution, when you alter the governments power’’, they loudly insisted at the Independence Square. But why? Why have so many protestors staked their lives for political change? The revolution in Ukraine is different from the protesting in Crimea but is still connected. The people of Kiev want to become a part of the European Union (E.U) but the president - Viktor Yanukovych rejected. The reason of him rejecting might be because he did not want Ukraine to be under the power of the European Union, Instead he wanted Ukraine to be independent. The people wouldn’t listen and the protests elevated in the early 2014 and eventually caused deaths of many protesters and police. Among other things, president Yanukovych struck another deal which was to buy $15 billion in Ukraine bonds and discounts to gas prices to Ukraine from Russia. Meanwhile, things were getting worse in Kiev and people started to threaten president Yanukovych. Finally, it was reported from Ukraine that the president had ousted from Kiev to Russia because of threats from the people and It has been