Russian Federation (illegally, not internationally recognized)

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The Russian Federation is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia that has engaged in internationally condemned territorial claims and annexations, including in Ukraine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sovereign state
transcontinental country
annexationOfCrimea 2014
annexationOfCrimeaStatus not internationally recognized
borderCountry Azerbaijan
Belarus
China
Estonia
Finland
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Mongolia
North Korea
Norway
Poland
Ukraine
capital Moscow
continent Asia
Europe
countryCallingCode +7
currency Russian ruble
dateEstablished 1991-12-25
drivesOnThe right
engagedIn annexation of Crimea
fullScaleInvasionOfUkraineDate 2022-02-24
governmentType federal semi-presidential republic
hasCoastOn Arctic Ocean
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Pacific Ocean
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Russia
headOfStateTitle President of Russia
internationalRecognitionOfAnnexations widely denied
involvedInConflict Russo-Ukrainian War
largestCity Moscow
launchedFullScaleInvasionOf Ukraine
memberOf UN Security Council
United Nations
nuclearWeaponState yes
officialLanguage Russian
officialName Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
partOf Eastern Europe
Northern Asia
linked to: North Asia
sanctionedBy Australia
Canada
European Union
Japan
United Kingdom
United States
shortName Russia
succeeded Soviet Union
territorialClaimsCondemnedBy United Nations General Assembly
UNGeneralAssemblyResolutionOnCrimea 68/262
UNGeneralAssemblyResolutionOnCrimeaStatus territorial integrity of Ukraine affirmed

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Zaporizhzhia Oblast claimedBy Russian Federation (illegally, not internationally recognized)
Tauri regionNowIn Russia (de facto control of Crimea disputed)
linked to: Russian Federation (illegally, not internationally recognized)
Kreminna occupiedBy Russian Federation (de facto, not recognized internationally)
linked to: Russian Federation (illegally, not internationally recognized)