The newspaper published a story about the
detonation of a World War II-era bomb in Crimea.
LONDON, June 12. /TASS/. The Daily Mail, the United Kingdom’s second
biggest-selling daily newspaper, has referred to the Crimean Peninsula and
Sevastopol as Russia’s territory, triggering a debate among its readers.
he newspaper published a story on Monday about the detonation of a World War II-era bomb in Crimea.
he newspaper published a story on Monday about the detonation of a World War II-era bomb in Crimea.
"The dramatic incident took place in the port city of Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula, in south-western Russia," it read.
One of
Russian readers of the newspaper wrote on the website’s forum
"thanks" for recognizing Crimea as part of Russia. Ukrainian readers
reacted emotionally insisting that Crimea is the territory of their country.
The Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, a city with special status on the Crimean Peninsula, where most residents are Russians, refused to recognize the legitimacy of authorities who took power amid riots during the February 2014 coup in Ukraine.
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 Russia.
President
Vladimir Putin signed the reunification treaty on March 18, 2014. The document
was ratified by the national legislature, the Federal Assembly, on March 21,
2014. Despite the convincing results of the referendum, Kiev refused to
recognize Crimea as part of Russia.
Source:
ITAR-TASS 13-06-2017
