He criticized the use of sanctions against Russia in retaliation to the referendum. To declare sanctions you need very serious reasons. And they must be upheld by the UN, Gorbachev added. The will of the people of the Crimea and the Crimeas possible unification with Russia as a constituent region do not constitute such a reason.” Over 96 percent of voters in the Crimean referendum held on Sunday answered ‘yes’ to the autonomous republic joining Russia and less than 4 percent of the vote participants want the region to remain part of Ukraine. The Crimean parliament also unanimously voted to integrate the region into Russia. In the meantime the US, EU and Canada have already imposed new sanctions against Russia following the referendum. The international observers who were present during the referendum made an official statement on Monday that the vote was free and conformed to international standards.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 20:50:20 +0000
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