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Ukraine and Russia signed the Kharkiv Pact, extending the Russian lease on naval facilities in Crimea.
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Kharkiv Pact
2010 treaty between Ukraine and Russia
The Agreement between Ukraine and Russia on the Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine, widely referred to as the Kharkiv Pact or Kharkov Accords, was a treaty between Ukraine and Russia whereby the Russian lease on naval facilities in Crimea was extended beyond 2017 until 2042, with an…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Crimea
Peninsula in Europe
Crimea is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukraine. To the east, the Crimean Bridge,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)