Victoria Ivanova. The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko holds out hope that the former head of France Nicolas Sarkozy made a mistake, acknowledging legitimate referendum in Crimea.

in February 2015 Sarkozy, speaking at the Congress of the party " Union for a popular movement (UMP), tried to convince him to respect the choice of Crimean residents.

"Crimea will always be Ukrainian, it is inseparable from Ukraine. Crimeans already see how worse their life. I dream that Sarkozy made a mistake in their own words about the Crimea ", - said Poroshenko, in an interview with French television channel iTele.

Poroshenko, who visited Switzerland yesterday, arrived in the French capital on Wednesday morning. In the afternoon he met with President Francois Hollande. The meeting addressed issues of bilateral relations, and discussed the situation in Ukraine.

Crimea and Sevastopol became the Russian regions after the 16 March 2014 referendum in which the overwhelming majority of voters voted for 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. Ukraine considers Crimea its, but at the time occupied territory.

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