Topic: Ukraine
Country: Croatia
Delegate Name: Forest Hills Northern
School: Forest Hills Northern High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Croatia position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
In 1991, Ukraine officially declared independence from the Soviet Union. A large portion of ethnic and cultural Russians living in Ukraine, most notably in the easternmost portion, has led to some conflict over the territorial border integrity of Ukraine. According to a Ukrainan census record in 2001, almost 18% of Ukraine’s population is considered Russian. These ethnic divisions have led to conflict, most recently over the situation in Crimea. Crimea was annexed by Russia in 2014 via an illegal referendum held in Crimea without the consent of the Ukranian government. Relations between Croatia and Ukraine have always been good. In 1991, which was the year when both Croatia and Ukraine declared themselves as independent nations, Ukraine became the first UN member state to recognize Croatia as an independent country. Croatia and Ukraine quickly established diplomatic relationships the following year. Croatia firmly believes in the territorial integrity of Ukraine and was offended by the illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. In the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262, Croatia voted to declare Russia’s annexation as invalid. In this conference, Croatia hopes to see that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is resolved by removing the strong presence of the Russian government in Ukrainian territory and working to see that Crimea is rightfully restored back to Ukraine.
