Pro-Kremlin propaganda getting upvoted in /r/worldnews? Color me surprised.

Ukraine considers the annexation to be a violation of international law and agreements by Russia, including Agreement on Establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1991, Helsinki Accords, Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons of 1994 and Treaty on friendship, cooperation and partnership between the Russian Federation and Ukraine.[39] The event was condemned by many world leaders as an illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory, in violation of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, signed by Russia.[40] It led to the other members of the then G8 suspending Russia from the group,[41] then introducing the first round of sanctions against the country. The United Nations General Assembly also rejected the vote and annexation, adopting a non-binding resolution affirming the "territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation

The Annexation of Crimea is ILLEGAL