On Wednesday, the US
administration issued a document signed by Michael Pompeo, which reaffirms
Washington’s rejection of Crimea’s reunification with Russia.
GURZUF /Crimea/, July
26. /TASS/. The Crimean Peninsula is an integral part of the Russian Federation
and the issue of its status is closed, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the
United Nations Vasily Nebenzya told reporters on Thursday, commenting on the
United States’ Crimea Declaration.
"The Russian
president has already answered this question," he said "Crimea is a
part of the Russian Federation. The matter is closed for us. We know that we
have different views on it but the matter is closed once and for all as far as
we are concerned," he added.
On Wednesday, the US
administration issued a document signed by Secretary of State Michael Pompeo,
which reaffirms Washington’s rejection of Crimea’s reunification with Russia.
Crimean reunification
After Ukrainian
President Viktor Yanukovich was ousted in a coup in February 2014, mass
protests erupted in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. On March 11, 2014, Crimea’s
Supreme Council and Sevastopol City Council adopted a declaration of
independence.
On March 16, 2014,
Crimean authorities held a referendum on reuniting with Russia. Over 80% of
voters participated in the plebiscite, most of them supporting the idea (96.7%
in Crimea and 95.6% in the city of Sevastopol).
On March 18,
President Vladimir Putin signed the treaty on Crimea’s reunification with
Russia and the Federal Assembly (parliament) approved the document on March 21.
However, Ukraine, the
United States and the European Union refused to acknowledge Crimea as part of
Russia.
Source: ITAR-TASS
07-08-2018
