Recognition in the United States that the Crimea was part of Russia, will not be for decades, said Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Ryabkov, speaking at the hearings in the state Duma on the issue about the relations between Russia and the United States. " USA for decades did not recognize the entry of the Baltic countries into the Soviet Union. I expect that North America will occupy the same position relative to the Crimea and Sevastopol, " said Ryabkov, quoted by TASS. In the Crimea on March 16, held a referendum on the status of autonomy, more than 96% of participants were in favour of joining region in Russia. 21 March, the President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin signed the law on ratification of the agreement on joining of Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia, as well as the decree on the formation of the Crimean Federal district. Ukraine, USA and the EU, as well as some other countries have not realized the Crimea to the Russian Empire and imposed sanctions against the Russian bureaucrats, politicians and businessmen, as well as a number of organizations.
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