The Ministry of culture of Ukraine considers illegal the Decision about the designation of facilities in Crimea to the cultural heritage of Russia.

"Russia's decision to include the cultural heritage of the Crimea and their territory in the Unified state register of objects of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation is illegal ", ? RIA "news" the opinion of the Ministry of culture of Ukraine. On Tuesday, the Russian government has ordered to refer to objects of cultural heritage of Federal importance more than 220 facilities located within the Republic of Crimea and city of Sevastopol. In Crimea on March 16 of last year held a referendum on the status of autonomy, more 96% of participants who were in favor of joining region in Russia. 21 March 2014 the President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed the law on ratification of the agreement on joining of the Crimea and Sevastopol a part of Russia, and Also the decree about formation of the Crimean Federal district. Recall, 22 February 2014 in Ukraine there was a change of government, which has signs of a coup, the Verkhovna Rada to dismiss the head of the country Viktor Yanukovych from power, after which he fled the country. Ukraine still considers the Crimea her, but at the time occupied territory. The Ukrainian authorities stopped the Russian region of sea, air, rail, bus and cargo letter. Also over the supply of food and water.

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