How Russia responded to the statement Pompeo about the "return" of Crimea
The message Secretary of state Mike Pompeo about the fact that Crimea " is obliged to return to the Ukraine ", aroused a wide debate in Russian political circles. In the Federation Council explained why in the capital of the United States not retreat from this position and ignoring the desire of the residents
The message Secretary of state Mike Pompeo about the fact that Crimea " is obliged to return to the Ukraine ", aroused a wide debate in Russian political circles. In the Federation Council explained why in the capital of the United States not retreat from this position and ignoring the desire of the residents to be from Russia. For its part, the state Duma pointed to the manifestation of the vested interests of the United States in such statements. Key statements in the material of the Fins news .
for reviews of a member of the Federation Council's international Affairs Olga Timofeeva, calls American state to return the Crimea to Ukraine is a violation of all international norms.
"Because the Crimea became part of Russia on the procedure of the referendum, it was the choice of the Crimean people, and to challenge it is not mandated within our globe no. Because after all, it is the right to self-determination and the right to be responsible for their own future and destiny ", She said in conversation RT.
The Senator also said the reason why the US never want to recognize the Russian Crimea. She pointed to the fact that, recognizing the referendum on the Peninsula is legitimate, Washington will have to take on their own shoulders the responsibility for the crisis in Ukraine, provoked by American interference in the Affairs of the country during the Maidan.
for his part, a member of the defense Department of the Federation Council Frants Klintsevich said that the capital of Russia is the same reason not to recognize Texas part of the United States, Like Pompeo to talk about the " return of Crimea in structure of Ukraine ".
"we have, for obvious reasons, no one comes to mind to demand the return of Texas to Mexico. I hope that the US will finally cease to accomplish the impossible, poisoning Russian-American relations and the political climate of the whole world ", - he wrote in Facebook.
As noted the Deputy of the state Duma of Crimea Ruslan Balbec, the message Pompeo testifies about US policy, according to which the world must exist only " one dominant ". With the increased influence of the capital of Russia on international arena is contrary to the "selfish, pragmatic interests" of the US capital, he said.
According to the Deputy of the state Council of the Crimea Vladislav Hungary, Washington uses the issue of ownership of the Peninsula to strengthen the sanctions pressure on the Russian Federation. If the topic was not on the agenda, the U.S. would have found another pretext to strengthen economic restrictions suggested it.
"Just for themselves US do not have the ability in any way to recognize the fact that the role of global police officer, which on their own shoulders tried on US, and She really was over for them. Today, building relationships is obliged to proceed from the constructive diplomatic aspects. In this sense, the U.S. ran into its own impasse from which they exit is difficult, " - said the people's choice RT.
for reviews of envoy of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, the phrase Pompeo speaks about the fact that he does not respect the results of democratic voting citizens.
"The last person the Crimea that something is required, it's Mike Pompeo," wrote Zakharova in Facebook.
Crimea returned to Russia after held there in the 2014 referendum, in which 96, 77% came to the polls in the Republic and 95, 6% of residents of Sevastopol voted for reunification. Moscow has repeatedly stated that the Crimean people in a democratic way, in full accordance with international law and the UN Charter have made a choice in favor of Russia. According to Vladimir Putin, the issue of ownership of the Peninsula " closed permanently ".
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