The Minister of foreign Affairs of Canada: Ottawa does not recognize the Crimea to Russia
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Canada Robert Nicholson said Tuesday that Ottawa does not recognize the Crimea to Russia.

The Minister of foreign Affairs of Canada Robert Nicholson said Tuesday that Ottawa does not recognize the Crimea to Russia.
Republic of Crimea and located on the Crimean Peninsula Sevastopol became the Russian regions according to the results of the referendum on 16 March 2014, more than 90% of participants who voted for the output of these regions from Ukraine and reunification with Russia. The head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin said that the referendum in Crimea complies with international law and the UN Charter. The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has stated many times that the residents of the Crimea in a democratic way, in full accordance with international law and the Charter of the United Nations voted for reunification with Russia, respecting and accepting this choice, and this decision is the reality that ought to be considered.
"Canada will never recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea, as never before Canada does not recognize the actions of the Russian puppets in the East of Ukraine," Nicholson said at a press conference following the meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
The Plenipotentiaries of Ukraine and Western countries and first of many times accused the Russian Federation of interfering in the conflict in the Donbass. Thus, the evidence to date was not provided. The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation called the statement " public unsubstantiated insinuations ", Authorized the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation also was periodically denied these allegations. International inspections have not detected any violations from the Russian Federation at the border line with Ukraine, as well as among them undeclared military activities. First, Moscow has stated many times that completely uninvolved in the events in the South-East of Ukraine, does not supply the militia military equipment and ammunition, is not a party to domestic conflict and is interested in Ukraine overcame political and economic crisis.
According to Nicholson, Canada will allocate additional financial assistance to Ukraine. For example, Canada will allocate $ 5 million to strengthen border security of Ukraine by organizing training programmes for border guards and issuing of equipment, up to $ 30 million to support small and medium-sized plants, and 3, 5 million dollars for security on key Ukrainian NPP and prevent illicit trafficking of materials.
for its part Yatsenyuk said that Canada as a country's "Big seven" plays a key role in stabilizing the situation in Ukraine. However, he expressed hope that the conference "Big seven" in the upcoming month will be made a conclusion about the support of Kiev in solving the conflict in the Donbas. According to the Ukrainian Prime Minister, Kiev was also awaiting the arrival Wednesday in Ukraine's principal negotiator on behalf of Canada's signing of the agreement on free trade area between 2 countries.