The interior Ministry of Ukraine not to let Russians at the Embassy and consulates on March 18

The Ukrainian Military on March 18 will not be allowed citizens of Russia in a diplomatic mission to the presidential elections of the Russian Federation. About it reported in circulation, the Ukrainian interior Ministry, which is the Minister Arsen Avakov announced on Facebook.

Kiev considers presidential elections are illegal because of their conduct in the Crimea, for this reason has decided to impose a ban on the counting of votes in embassies and consulates in Ukraine.

As explained in treatment, National guard and law enforcement will protect Russian dipuchrezhdeniya, but to get there, only those who have diplomatic status. In other embassies and consulates will not miss. The Russian Central election Commission called the interior Ministry of Ukraine in flagrant infractions of international law. Senator Vladimir Jabbarov said that the Russian Federation may raise the issue of violation of electoral rights of its Inhabitants in the UN security Council, and also sent a note of protest to the countries-guarantors of the Minsk agreements.

in addition, According to the Senator, this information will be discussed at the plenary meeting of the Federation Council on March 21, and later the Russian delegation will raise it at the session of the OSCE parliamentary Assembly.

at the consular office in Ukraine currently includes 72 thousand people. Protests Kiev

in the Crimea and Sevastopol presidential elections will be held for the first time after the reunification with Russia in 2014. Kiev sent Moscow a protest note on this issue. Ukraine has said it will push for sanctions against the organizers of the elections on the Peninsula.

Crimea became a Russian region after a referendum held in March 2014 after a coup in Ukraine. For reunification with Russia voted 96, 77% came to the polls in the Republic of Crimea and 95, 6% of citizens of Sevastopol. Ukraine considers part of its being occupied territory. Moscow repeatedly stated that the Crimean people decided in a democratic way, in full accordance with international law and the UN Charter. According to Vladimir Putin, circumstances under which Crimea could return to Ukraine, " is not and will not ever ".


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