Work realised by the students Iñigo Perez, Iñigo Suarez, Josu Zabala and Eneko Altzelai about the Crimean crisis of 2014

1. By:
Iñigo Suarez
Eneko Altzelai
Josu Zabala
Iñigo Perez
http://www.powtoon.com/p/ezsOqhbU5LS/

2. INDEX
• Introduction
• Revolution in Kiev
• Timeline
• Reactions
• Non-Russian involments
• Legal aspects
• International recognition
• Aftermath (Sanctions)
• Contradictions

3. INTRODUCTION
• It is a international crisis.
• Autonomous republic of Crimea (Ukr)
Crimean federal district (Rus)
VS

4. Crimean peninsula
Russia
Ukraine

5. REVOLUTION IN KIEV•February
•Violent demonstrations in Kiev
•Against some laws imposed by the govenment.
•More radical groups neo-nazis
Results:
•Ousting of then-President of Ukraine, Viktor
Yanukovych.
•Beginning of Crimean crisis and Russian
military intervention in Ukraine

7. TIMELINE
2014
February 23 April 17March 2 March 16

8. February 23:
Crimean parliament building
(Simferopol)
•Sevastopol: against the new authorities of Kiev
•Parallel administration and civil defense squads created
•Support of Russian Night Wolves bikers.
•Protesters waved Russian flags and chanted "Putin is our
president".
•Russian military convoys alleged to be seen in the area

9. March 2:
The government of Crimea announced the
formation of its own Defence Ministry.
The ukrainian blagship was captured
A Crimean self-defense militia Unmarked Rusian soldiers

10. March 16:
•Crimeans vote in a referendum
•to rejoin Russia
•return to its status under the 1992 constitution.
•95.5% of voters supported joining Russia.

11. April 17:
Russian army with Crimean self-defence troops
Fomenting the separation of east Ukrania.

12. REACTIONS
Ukraine:
Accused Russia of interfering in Crimean affairs.
The acting President of Ukraine purportedly ordered
the Armed Forces of Ukraine to full combat readiness
but ukrainians want to solve the crisis diplomatically.

13. Republic of Crimea:
The habitants of the peninsula explained that
Crimea does not want to became independent,
but only to expand its rights.
REACTIONS

14. Russia:
The government sent unmarked soldiers to the
Crimean territory and took the control of it. When
the results of the referendum appeared, Russia
allow the republic of Crimea annex with the
Russian territory.
REACTIONS

15. International:
The majority of the international countries declared
invalid Crimea´s Moscow-backed referendum.
REACTIONS

16. Non Russian involments
• US
– Ukraine: estrategic position e.g: gas and
oil
– Crimea: estrategic position in black sea
– If Ukranine enter in NATO and EU Russia
desestabiliced
• They could have misils really near from
Moskow
– Against Pro-Russians and referemdum of
Crimea

17. Non Russian involments
• EU (EUROPEAN UNION)
– Ukraine was to enter in EU
– It’s a potencial and strategically important
country

18. LEGAL ASPECTS
• The referendum is illegal
– Ukraine doesn’t accept
• Russia modify its constitution
– To led Crimea join to it
• Crimea is now a federal state

19. Aftermath (Sanctions)
• Because Russia entered in army forces
– USA inpossed:
– 61 people: Russian administrative and army
bigfishsand and eastern Ukranian leaders:
– They can not travel to europe and move their
actives.

20. International recognition
• Crimea’s referendum validity
– Against
– Pro
– Abstention
– Not in the votation
– Not member

21. Contradictions
• All the countries that voted had admited in
UN:
– Economic and social international cooperation
council.
• 55th paragraph
– Economic, social and cultural rights international
pact.
• 1st paragraph
• The right of countries to decide their future
• The referendum wasn’t allowed by UN