On 27 February 2014 the Russian Federation launched a coup attack on the Crimean government and parliament, and annexed the peninsula in less than a month.
On 27 February 2014 the Russian Federation launched a coup attack on the Crimean government and parliament, and annexed the peninsula in less than a month.
Ukraine, while in turmoil and transition after months of protests and ousting of President Yanukovych, has struggled to respond adequately. The aim of this paper is to flesh out the main aspects of the Russian operation in Crimea that could serve as background for planning counter-steps in similar scenarios. The line of thought presented here is based on media reporting and other open-source information.
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