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Russian Unity (Ukrainian: Руська Єдність Russian: Русское Единство) is a banned political party in Ukraine registered in October 2008. On 30 April 2014 a Kiev Court banned the party from activity on the territory of Ukraine. Party leader Sergey Aksyonov was instrumental in making possible the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. Crimea is currently under dispute by Russia and Ukraine. The party is based in Crimea which has a Russian-speaking majority.