The following 73 countries contend that Russia is an occupying power in Crimea

2014

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262 was adopted on March 27, 2014 by the sixty -eight session of the United Nations General Assembly in response to the so-called annexation of Crimea and entitled "Territorial integrity of Ukraine . The non-binding resolution, which was supported by 100 United Nation member states, affirmed the General Assembly's commitment to the territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders and underscored the invalidity of the 2014 Crimean referendum.

Source: Eurobarometer (October 2016)

European Union

There is a large amount of ideological overlap between some European political parties and the Russian government. Significantly, these include parties considered to be ‘mainstream’ – it is not just ‘fringe’ parties that share elements of the Kremlin’s world-view.

Hardcore anti-Western parties (30 parties)

As provided in the Lisbon Treaty, the general description for the President of the Council reads as follows:

EC Proposed Legislation

EU-Russia relations have evolved from pragmatic but stagnating relations, in the framework of a Strategic Partnership, to a confrontation. While hopes for a cooperative relationship started dwindling even earlier, the crisis over Ukraine, which erupted in 2014, was an unexpected game changer. It has complicated relations between Moscow and Brussels in several ways:

(Draft Commission Work Programme to be launched and/or completed by the end of 2018)

Priority 1: A new boost for jobs, growth and investment  

EU Position