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Crimea History. Kievan Rus ’. Crimea History. The Mongols! - 1237. Crimea History. Ottoman Expansion into Crimea - 1475. Crimea History. Russian Empire - 1783. Crimea History. Soviet Union - 1921. Invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine ethnicities. Invasion of Ukraine.
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Crimea History KievanRus’
Crimea History The Mongols! - 1237
Crimea History Ottoman Expansion into Crimea - 1475
Crimea History Russian Empire - 1783
Crimea History Soviet Union - 1921
Invasion of Ukraine Ukraine ethnicities
Invasion of Ukraine Why it matters today (to the parties involved) Ukraine is the world’s 6th largest wheat exporter and is the 4th largest exported of corn Both the European Union and Putin’s Eurasian Economic Union (it’s new and based in Moscow) want Ukraine to join. This is to increase either Western or Russian influence. Russia is a major producer of natural gas and provides about 25% of Europe’s natural gas. Russia’s natural gas gets to Europe via Ukraine… on pipes owned by Russia’s state-owned Gazprom Sources: USDA, Washington Post