| crimean parliament | 3.82 | But lawmakers in the Crimean parliament are refusing to comply. | ||
| crimean peninsula | 1.65 | The fleet once had six air force bases on the Crimean peninsula. | ||
| crimean capital | 0.86 | In the Crimean capital Simferapol, water supplies are turned on only for a few hours each night. | ||
| crimean region | 0.46 | The fleet is based in Sevastopol, the main port in the Crimean region of southern Ukraine. | ||
| crimean constitution | 0.39 | The Crimean constitution had claimed substantial autonomy for the restive region. | ||
| crimean deputy | 0.39 | Crimean deputies have backed their president. | ||
| crimean government | 0.39 | Kuchma this month put control of the Crimean government under his Cabinet. | ||
| crimean port | 0.39 | Kuchma has acknowledged, however, that some issues concerning the Crimean port remain unresolved. | ||
| crimean coast | 0.33 | The defense official said the Ukrainian military was conducting an air defense exercise off the Crimean coast that involved both warships and aircraft. | ||
| crimean lawmaker | 0.33 | However, he urged Crimean lawmakers to rescind the resolutions themselves. | ||
| crimean official | 0.33 | Authorities negotiated with the leaders of the group, who demanded that Crimean officials resign. | ||
| crimean legislature | 0.26 | Kiev had threatened to dissolve the Crimean legislature if it went ahead with the referendum. | ||
| crimean minister | 0.26 | The Crimean parliament reacted by voting to confirm Kuznetsov as Crimean interior minister and appointing its own candidate as security minister. | ||
| crimean population | 0.26 | Ethnic Russians form two-thirds of the Crimean population. |