March 16, 2016, 09:59 | Crimea | referendum | anniversary | Department of State
On the eve of the second anniversary of the Crimea and Sevastopol joining Russia the US State Department called on Moscow “to complete the occupation and return Crimea to Ukraine».
Diplomatic Office emphasized that “will not accept changing the borders by force in the XXI century” and that sanctions against Russia will remain in force as long as the peninsula is in its structure.
“The United States does not recognize Russia held a” referendum “16 March 2014″, – reads the statement of the State Department
.
The official representative of the department, John Kirby said that the US was concerned about the situation prevailing in the Crimea, as ethnic and religious minorities – the Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians, “faced with the serious and continuing repression»
.
According to him, the Russian authorities also hinder the work in the Crimea, the independent media and non-governmental organizations, and international observers are not allowed on the peninsula.
Earlier, US Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland said that the US authorities will learn what else you can enter sanctions against Russia because of the
«annexation of Crimea».
Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea became Russian region after conducted in March 2014 referendum in which the majority of residents were in favor of entry into the Russian Federation.
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