Medal "For the Return of Crimea" its "homing" to Russia two days before Yanukovych's removal from power and his resignation from the post of the President of Ukraine can be considered as an indirect proof that Russia launched its operation against Ukraine of seizing Crimean peninsula on February 20, 2014. Medal "For the Return of Crimea" The Medal "For the Return of Crimea" () is a Russian campaign medal of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The existence of the awards was also confirmed by Yaroslav Roshchupkin, an employee of the Central Military press service. The medal was awarded to military and civilian personnel
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