... ). Eventually, Crimea and Ukraine were joined with the Russian Empire. Ukraine, prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, was integrated within the territorial jurisdiction of Russia (Kachuyevski and Olesker 10). However, in December 1991, Ukraine became a country in its own right when the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR, was dissolved by virtue of the Declaration No. 142-H. This dissolution recognized the separation and independence of 12 new republics, including Ukraine. From ... then on, various conflicts arose between Ukraine and Russia, specifically pertaining t...

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