The annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation refers to the 2014 incorporation of most of the Crimean Peninsula, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, into Russia. Following the annexation in March 2014, Russia effectively administers Crimea as two federal subjects—the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol.
Russia absorbed the peninsula after staging a military intervention in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, administrative divisions of Ukraine, during which time local pro-Russian authorities not recognized by the government of Ukraine declared Crimea's independence and held a disputed referendum. The process caused much controversy and was viewed by many world leaders, as well as NATO, as an illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory.
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