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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine?
A
Japan
B
Singapore
C
China
D
Russia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In February and March 2014, Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine.

Detailed explanation-2: -Russia occupied and annexed the peninsula in 2014, although the annexation remains internationally unrecognized. The capital and largest city located within its borders is Simferopol, which is the second-largest city in Crimea. As of the 2021 Russian census, the Republic of Crimea had a population of 1, 934, 630.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ensuing Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca forced the Sublime Porte to recognize the Tatars of the Crimea as politically independent. Catherine the Great’s incorporation of the Crimea in 1783 from the defeated Ottoman Empire into the Russian Empire increased Russia’s power in the Black Sea area.

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