... of the then-President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych. This was immediately followed by a series of changes in quick succession in Ukraine's sociopolitical system, including the formation of a new interim government, the restoration of the previous constitution, and the call to hold impromptu presidential elections within months. After a first revolution, known as the Orange Revolution in 2004, Ukraine had ... became parts of the Russian Federation. Starting 21 March 2014,Moscow effectively administers the territory of the Crimean Peninsula as two federal subjects of Russia-th...

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... the event of the president's death or permanent incapacitation, the prime minister temporarily takes on the president's duties, but new presidential elections must be held within three months. The Federal Assembly is Russia's bicameral national legislature. It is composed of an upper house, called the Council of the Federation, and a lower house, the State Duma. The Council of ... assumed all the USSR's foreign debts, Russia called for a meeting with its foreign creditors to reschedule the payments. Russia eventually reached a long-term repayment agreement with a group of government cred...

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... Russian annexation of Crimea can't be justified. On 28th February, 2014, Russian MP Sergey Mironov along with other members of legislative assembly, gave a bill to change Russia's procedure for adding federal subjects. According to the new bill: Accession could be initiated by a subdivision of a country provided that there is absence of efficient sovereign state. The request could be made either by ... accept Crimea as the part of the Russian Federation and still regard Crimea as the part of independent Ukraine. Most countries are putting sanctions on Russia and hence isolating Russian ...

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