| − | The '''Crimea''' is a diamond-shaped peninsula in [[Russia]], surrounded on its NW, SW and SE sides by the [[Black Sea]] and on its NE side by the [[Sea of Azov]]; it is connected to the Ukrainian mainland by a narrow [[isthmus]]. The main city is [[Sevastopol]]. | + | The '''Crimea''' is a diamond-shaped peninsula in [[Russia]] de facto/Ukraine de jure, surrounded on its NW, SW and SE sides by the [[Black Sea]] and on its NE side by the [[Sea of Azov]]; it is connected to the Ukrainian mainland by a narrow [[isthmus]]. The main city is [[Sevastopol]]. |