Sentence examples for annexed from inspiring English sources

Since then, Russia has annexed the Crimean peninsula and the east of the country has been convulsed by civil conflict, possibly spurred by Russian intelligence and logistical support, but now taking on a life of its own.

In places, anglers have annexed enormous stretches and canoeists face a fight to open up new waters.

Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula in March despite fierce opposition from many Western governments.

Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the United Nations, said events were following the same pattern as in the Black Sea peninsula, where unidentified military forces took over government installations before the area was in effect annexed last month.

Poroshenko is visiting Australia for the first time since he was elected president in May, two months after Russian-backed forces annexed Crimea, and two months before a passenger jet carrying 298 people was shot down over Donetsk.

The trauma deepened as, within a few short decades, Algeria was not given the status of a colony but annexed into France.

Vova, you're wrong!" Another tweet read: "#CrimeaIsNotOurs please retweet," playing on the Russian-language hashtag #CrimeaIsOurs that became popular after Moscow annexed the Ukrainian peninsula.

Moldova became a Soviet republic in 1940 after Moscow annexed the Black Sea territory of Bessarabia.

In late February, Russian troops, in unmarked uniforms, moved into the Crimean peninsula to support local separatists and in March, Russia annexed Crimea.

Russia subsequently occupied and annexed Crimea; in July a Malaysia Airlines plane, Flight MH17, was brought down over Ukraine by a missile the US believes was fired by pro-Russia separatists.

This week, Putin held his first face-to-face meetings with western leaders since pro-European protesters pushed out Ukraine's Russia-friendly president in February, Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula, and the US and EU imposed sanctions in response.