https://glavcom.ua/world/world-politics/predstavniki-pjati-rehioniv-rosiji-zajavili-pro-provedennja-referendumiv-za-nezalezhnist-vid-rf-905668.html
None of these are real Russian republics btw
https://glavcom.ua/world/world-politics/predstavniki-pjati-rehioniv-rosiji-zajavili-pro-provedennja-referendumiv-za-nezalezhnist-vid-rf-905668.html
None of these are real Russian republics btw
Here is a short video about why USSR/Russia kept it it after WW2. I'm not sure if it's the whole truth though, why give up one of your few warm water ports? Even if it's an exclave.