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March, 5 The law of Ukraine “About introduction of
1992 institution of representatives of the
President” assigned the supreme officials of
the executive power - chairmen of the local
state administration. The Institution of
Representatives of the President consolidated
the executive vertical of power to a certain
extent, but contradictions with heads of oblast
and district councils became obvious. Their
relations were not legally regulated. The
President’s representatives were abolished in
1994.
May, 5-6 1992 The Supreme Council of the Crimean
autonomous republic proclaimed The Act of
state independence of the republic of the
Crimea and adopted the Constitution, which
actually meant that the Crimea was no longer
the part of Ukraine. A long-lasting and
complicated struggle with the Crimean
separatism started. On July, 1993 the State
Duma of Russia adopted unprecedented
resolution “About the status of the city of
Sevastopil’. It was given the status of the city
of the Russian Federation. The UNO Security
Council recognized the resolution as such that
contradicted the statute of UNO and, thus,
having no legal validity. The Black Sea Fleet
became the stumbling block of Ukrainian-
Russian relations. In June and August, 1992
L. Kravchyuk and B. Yeltsyn during their
meetings in the Crimea, reached an agreement
about double control of the Black Sea Fleet
for 5 years. Later, having taken advantage of

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