Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov believes that the Factor of Crimea will be steadily in all Russian-Ukrainian talks, but as secondary.

head Petro Poroshenko during an official event took office on 7 June said that the Crimea is part of Ukraine, and consequently does not have the opportunity to be a compromise. In the capital of Russia first of many times noted that the holding in the Crimea of the referendum on self-determination corresponds to the norms of international law and the UN Charter and the conclusion on the return of the Crimea to the Russian Federation was adopted only by referendum.

" The factor of Crimea will be steadily on the negotiations, but it seems to me that after all common sense, which is viewed today at the 1st phase of contacts, speaks about the fact that the parties will seek the most important junction and compromise, " said Zurabov reporters after the official ceremony of taking office Poroshenko.

However, he believes that the Factor of Crimea will be " as a secondary issue."

in Ukraine on 22 February, there was a coup d'etat. The Verkhovna Rada has dismissed the country's President Viktor Yanukovych from power, changed the Constitution and appointed the presidential elections on may 25. A number of areas of Eastern and southern Ukraine and the Crimea, not aware of these decisions. Crimea became a Russian region after carried out on 16 March referendum in which more than 96% of respondents were in favour of joining the Russian Federation.

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