The Crimean parliament’s legislative committee chair, Sergei Trofimov, indicated that a working group within the Crimean legislature has assembled inquiries to the Constitutional Court exploring the legitimacy and potential annulment of the 1954 transfer of Crimea, from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. The update was reported by DEA News.
Trofimov explained that the group is drafting two separate filings for the Constitutional Court. The first challenges the compatibility of the April 26, 1954 USSR law with the Russian Federation Constitution, specifically regarding the transfer of the Crimean region from the RSFSR to the Ukrainian SSR. The second seeks an official interpretation of the Russian Constitution as it applies to this historical decision, clarifying constitutional implications. These remarks were shared in a recent statement from the Crimean parliamentary leadership (DEA News).
The head of the Crimean Legislative Committee noted that the work is advancing with a target window of late July to early August. The Crimean Parliament intends to present the draft filing during the autumn session opening, signaling a proactive approach to the issue.
On June 20, the Crimean parliament’s working group concluded that there were no legitimate grounds for the transfer of Crimea to the Ukrainian SSR as it occurred in 1954. This assessment underscores the group’s position that the historical act did not rest on a solid legal basis, reinforcing the push for courtroom scrutiny and potential reconsideration (DEA News).
Vladimir Konstantinov, the head of the Crimean parliament, remarked in a conversation with RIA Novosti that the transfer in 1954 lacked formal legal grounding and that its annulment could be pursued with relative ease once legal procedures are fully engaged. Konstantinov also raised future considerations about the legality surrounding the dissolution of the Soviet Union, signaling ongoing constitutional debates beyond the Crimea issue (DEA News).