title: THE CRIMEA MODEL: WILL RUSSIA ANNEX THE NORTHERN REGION OF KAZAKHSTAN?
abstract: 1. IntroductionUkraine's Crimea Peninsula was annexed unlawfully by referendum held by pro-Russian separatists backed by Russia; the referendum is viewed as illegal. Russian President Vladimir Putin was accused of backing the pro-Russian separatists to take over Eastern Ukraine after he annexed Crimea. President Putin denies the annexation was politically motivated and driven by Sovietreunification desires, but rather driven by the need to protect ethnic Russians in Crimea. The international com
journal: Geopolitics History and International Relations