Slutsky: Poroshenko de facto acknowledged that Crimea is part of Russia
The desire of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko to strengthen the Border with Crimea speaks about the fact that he was de facto recognized the Peninsula region of Russia, says the head of the state Duma's CIS Affairs, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots Leonid Slutsky.
first in an interview to television channel Poroshenko said that he wants to return the weapons left by the Ukrainian armed forces in the Crimea, and to strengthen the Border of the Peninsula.
"Poroshenko de facto recognized the Crimea region of Russia. The border with its own territory does not strengthen. On return of arms - a very controversial issue, " wrote the people's choice Tuesday in his own microblog.
Crimea and Sevastopol became the Russian regions after held there in March 2014 referendum in which an overwhelming number of residents were in favour of joining the Federation. According to the Treaty of accession, all residents of Crimea are recognized by residents of Russia, wrote a message about what you want to leave the citizenship of Ukraine. According to the FMS, the disclaimer from Russian citizenship filed only 3427 people. Just Crimea is home to about 2 million people. Kiev, despite the results of the referendum, still considers the Crimea territory.