Timeline of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation March 3 after the announcement of partial military mobilization in Ukraine and is believed to have been abducted. He was found dead with signs of torture; his hands were handcuffed and his head was covered in duct tape. The Treaty on Accession of the Republic of Crimea to Russia is signed, formally joining the self-declared independent Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federation as two federal subjects - the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol. One Ukrainian soldier and one pro-Russian soldier were killed in the Simferopol Incident. Crimean Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Temirgaliyev said in an
International reactions to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation and Simferopol start this war, our duty is to resist it by all available means!" The Fourth International, an international group of trozkyist communist parties, approved a resolution that expressed support for Maidan Revolution and condemned russian actions in Ukraine, while also expressing mistrust in the new government of Ukraine. The resolution also asked for immediate cessation of hostilities, withdrawal of russian troops from Ukraine, opposition of anti-social policies and neutrality of ukrainan state. International reactions to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation International reactions to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation have almost always been