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Russian Envoy: There Is No Going Back on Crimea


Russia’s U.N. envoy said Thursday the issue of Crimea’s annexation “will never be revisited.”

“The reunification of Crimea with Russia was done two years ago after a referendum which was conducted in Crimea — 93 percent of the population expressed their wish to rejoin Russia; this is what has happened,” Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters at the United Nations.

Russia has accused Ukraine of plotting attacks in the disputed peninsula. Churkin called the alleged plots a “clear act of sabotage and terrorism.”

The U.N. Security Council met Thursday in an emergency closed-door session at Ukraine’s request to discuss the tensions. Ukraine currently holds …read more

Source: Voice of America

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