According to Alexander Bastrykin, there are attempts to
form anti-Russian moods in Crimea.
MOSCOW, April 18. /TASS/. The denial of the results of a nationwide referendum, including the referendum on making Crimea part of Russia, should be equalized with extremist activity, Russian Investigative Committee chairman Alexander Bastrykin said in an opinion piece published in the Kommersant-Vlast magazine.
Bastrykin said "there are attempts to form
anti-Russian moods" in Crimea "and, by means of falsification of
information on historical facts and distortion of interpretation of modern
events, to question the results of the referendum on reunification of Crimea
with the Russian Federation."
The Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, a city with a
special status on the Crimean Peninsula, where most residents are Russians,
refused to recognize the legitimacy of authorities brought to power amid riots
during a coup in Ukraine in February 2014.
Crimea and Sevastopol adopted declarations of
independence on March 11, 2014. They held a referendum on March 16, 2014, in
which 96.77% of Crimeans and 95.6% of Sevastopol voters chose to secede from
Ukraine and join the Russian Federation. Russian President Vladimir Putin
signed the reunification deals March 18, 2014.
Work to integrate the Crimean Peninsula into Russia’s
economic, financial, credit, legal, state power, military conscription and
infrastructure systems has been actively underway since Crimea acceded to the
Russian Federation.
Source: ITAR-TASS 18-04-2016
