Problem of the Militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as Well as Parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 31a Prevention of armed conflict, published in 2019.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2019–2021

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/76/70

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2021	A/RES/76/70	Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov	2,128	81%Compare
2020	A/RES/75/29	Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov	1,757	56%Compare
2019	A/RES/74/17	Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov	1,378	49%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/194	Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov	723	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2021

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2021	A/76/120	Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/74/17

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Border Incidents Crimea (Ukraine)Political Status Russian Federation Sevastopol (Ukraine)Territorial Sea Ukraine

What’s in this document?

18 operative paragraphs

Stresses that the presence of Russian troops in Crimea is contrary to the national sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine and undermines the security and stability of neighbouring countries and the European region;

Expresses its grave concern over the progressive militarization of Crimea by the Russian Federation as the occupying Power, and also expresses concern over reports of the continuing destabilization of Crimea owing to transfers by the Russian Federation of weapon systems, including nuclear-capable aircraft and missiles, weapons, ammunition and military personnel to the territory of Ukraine, and urges the Russian Federation to stop such activity;

Expresses its deep concern over the use of seized Ukrainian military industry enterprises in the occupied Crimea by the Russian Federation;

Calls upon the Russian Federation to refrain from efforts to extend its jurisdiction over the nuclear facilities and material in Crimea;

Expresses its deep concern over the conscription by the Russian Federation of the residents of Crimea into its armed forces, including assignment to military bases in the Russian Federation, and urges the Russian Federation to stop such illegal activity;

Expresses its concern regarding multiple military exercises of Russian armed forces held in Crimea, which undermine regional security and entail considerable long-term negative environmental consequences in the region;

Also expresses its concern over the ongoing actions of the Russian Federation in parts of the Black Sea surrounding Crimea, in the Sea of Azov and in the Kerch Strait, including their militarization, which pose further threats to Ukraine and undermine the stability of the broader region;

Expresses its utmost concern about the dangerous increase in tensions and the unjustified use of force by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, including against three vessels of the naval forces of Ukraine, namely, the Berdyansk, the Nikopol and the tugboat Yani Kapu, on 25 November 2018 in the Black Sea, which involved the serious wounding of some of their crew members and the intentional obstruction of traffic through the Kerch Strait;

Welcomes the release by the Russian Federation of 24 crew members of three vessels of the naval forces of Ukraine, namely, the Berdyansk, the Nikopol and the tugboat Yani Kapu;

Calls upon the Russian Federation to return unconditionally and without delay all equipment and weapons seized from the released vessels, the Berdyansk, the Nikopol and the tugboat Yani Kapu, to the custody of Ukraine;

Encourages further negotiations to ensure the release by the Russian Federation of all illegally detained Ukrainian citizens and their safe return to Ukraine;

Calls upon the Russian Federation to refrain from impeding the lawful exercise of navigational rights and freedoms, including but not limited to closure of sea areas under the pretext of military exercises, in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait in accordance with applicable international law, including provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea;²

²United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1833, No. 31363.

Condemns the construction and opening by the Russian Federation of the Kerch Strait bridge between the Russian Federation and temporarily occupied Crimea, which facilitates the further militarization of Crimea and restricts the size of ships that can reach the Ukrainian ports on the Azov coast, and also condemns the increasing military presence of the Russian Federation in parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, including the Kerch Strait, and the harassment of commercial vessels by the Russian Federation and its restriction of international shipping there, which further aggravates the economic and social situation in the broader Donetsk region already affected by the temporary occupation of Crimea;

Also condemns visits of Russian officials to the temporarily occupied Crimea, including those in connection with conducting military exercises;

Calls upon all Member States, as well as international organizations and specialized agencies, to refrain from any visits to Crimea that are not agreed with Ukraine;

Urges the Russian Federation, as the occupying Power, to withdraw its military forces from Crimea and to end its temporary occupation of Ukrainian territory without delay;

Calls upon all Member States to cooperate with the United Nations to encourage and support efforts to put an end to the Russian occupation of Crimea as rapidly as possible and to refrain from any dealings with the Russian Federation regarding Crimea that are inconsistent with this aim;

Decides to continue its consideration of the matter at its seventy-fifth session.

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