Crimean de facto authorities

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Crimean de facto authorities are the Russia-backed administrative bodies that assumed control of Crimea during and after its contested 2014 annexation from Ukraine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf de facto government
political authority
alignedWith policies of the Russian Federation
appliesToTerritory Crimea
Sevastopol
associatedWithPerson Sergey Aksyonov
basisOfClaim 2014 Crimean status referendum
treaty on accession of Crimea to the Russian Federation
cameToPowerDuring Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
characterizedAs Russia-backed administrative bodies
occupation authorities by Ukraine
occupation authorities by many Western governments
claimLegalBasis self‑determination of Crimean population
claimToRepresent Republic of Crimea within the Russian Federation
linked to: Republic of Crimea
condemnedBy United Nations General Assembly resolutions on territorial integrity of Ukraine
conflictContext Russo-Ukrainian conflict
linked to: Russo-Ukrainian War
countryClaimedBy Russian Federation
linked to: Russia

Ukraine
disputedBy Government of Ukraine regarding legality of annexation
majority of UN member states regarding sovereignty claims
exerciseControlOver executive power in Crimea
judiciary in Crimea
law enforcement in Crimea
legislative power in Crimea
governFrom Simferopol
headOfGovernmentTitle Head of the Republic of Crimea
implement Russian federal law in Crimea
includeBody Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea
State Council of the Republic of Crimea
de facto city administration of Sevastopol
languageOfAdministration Russian
legalStatus not internationally recognized as legitimate authorities of Crimea by most states
recognized by Russian Federation as legitimate regional authorities
opposedBy European Union
Government of Ukraine
United States
most United Nations member states
replaced Ukrainian central government control in Crimea
pre‑2014 Ukrainian regional authorities in Crimea
securitySupportedBy Russian Armed Forces
Russian security services
startTime 2014
subjectOf Canadian sanctions
European Union sanctions
United States sanctions
international sanctions
supportedBy Russian Federation
linked to: Russia

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Crimean de facto authorities includeBody State Council of the Republic of Crimea
linked to: Crimean de facto authorities
Crimean de facto authorities includeBody Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea
linked to: Crimean de facto authorities
Crimean de facto authorities includeBody de facto city administration of Sevastopol
linked to: Crimean de facto authorities
Republic of Crimea governingBodyClaimedByRussia State Council of the Republic of Crimea
linked to: Crimean de facto authorities