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
