The Ukrainian crisis gave to Moscow a unique opportunity to annex Crimea, the independence of which had never been fully accepted by Russia after 1991. The regime change occurred in Kiev in February ... ... arranged by the self-proclaimed Crimean authorities resulted in 96,77% of people voting in favor of the integration of Crimea and Sevastopol into the Russian Federation[3]. The absorption of Crimea became effective on March 18, after President Vladimir Putin ...
Russia’s March 2014 annexation of Crimea has overthrown the maritime context in the Black Sea region. The full sovereignty recovered by Moscow over the Crimean ... ... Kaliningrad or in Saint Petersburg), and by Bulgarian shipyard (Varna), and, occasionally, by the Ship Repair Plant n° 13 in Sevastopol. This precarious maritime situation was one of the factors, with tensed relations with Kiev around the basing of the ...
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What are the consequences for the buildup of the Black Sea Fleet?
Having examined the plans for the economic development of Crimea and the construction of infrastructures in the peninsula in our previous paper, we now raise issues related to the impact ... ... (antisubmarine warfare boats, small missile or artillery boats). Nearly 90% of the tonnage of the fleet is based in Crimea, mainly in Sevastopol (80%), and in Feodossia (9%)[1]. In 2014, the overall average age of the around 40 combat units is 36 years. The Black ...
... Russia’s Economy?
Beyond economic sanctions adopted by most of the Euro-Atlantic community against Russia due to the Ukrainian crisis, the integration of the peninsula and Sevastopol to the Russian Federation is likely to have a substantial cost for Russia’s economy in the short and middle term.
Most of the Russian growth forecasts predicted in early 2014 had to be reassessed in light of the integration of Crimea to the Russian Federation, and the subsequent sanctions. The IMF has already cut down its 2014 growth forecast for Russia ...
