Dated events associated with this case. Each event is a shared record: the same event appears identically wherever it is relevant.
· Referendum or popular consultation
Russia annexed Crimea following an unauthorized referendum held under Russian military control, a move the UN General Assembly declared invalid days later.
Significance here: The central act establishing Russia's de facto but internationally unrecognized control of Crimea, and the origin of the ICJ litigation that followed.
· Legal decision
The International Court of Justice found Russia in violation of anti-discrimination obligations concerning Crimean Tatars and Ukrainian-language education, and of a provisional-measures order, in a final and binding judgment.
Significance here: The most significant binding international judicial finding to date on Russia's conduct in Crimea since the 2014 annexation.
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