The United States hopes that the Russian position on the Crimea will change and will not recognize a region of Russian, how did not recognize the entry of the Baltic republics into the Soviet Union, said the U.S. permanent representative to the OSCE James Gilmore. "We never agreed with the opinion that the Baltic countries were part of the Soviet Union. They were conquered by force. We never agreed that They were socialist republics and legitimate part of Russia (USSR - ed.), " said Gilmore in the first day of the week correspondents. Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, which after the revolution of 1917 in Russia and became independent States, and in 1940 became part of the USSR. Despite the formal lack of recognition of this fact, the US in fact has recognized the Baltic republics of the USSR, which is reflected in the decisions of the Yalta and Potsdam conferences of 1945. In addition, in 1975, the OSCE adopted an opinion on the inviolability of European borders. Crimea became a Russian region after held there in March 2014 referendum in which a Large number came to the polls in the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol voted for entry into structure of Russia. Crimean authorities held a referendum after a coup in Ukraine in February 2014. Ukraine considers the Crimea her, but at the time occupied territory. Its supported by some Western countries. Russian leaders have repeatedly stated that the inhabitants of Crimea democratically in full compliance with international law and the UN Charter voted for reunification with Russia. According to Vladimir Putin, the Crimea issue " is closed permanently." <span style="color:darkgray