France said on Sunday it would not recognize Russia’s election in the Crimea peninsula, four years to the day after Russia formally annexed the territory from Ukraine in a move slammed by the West as illegal.
“Challenging borders by force is contrary to international law, including commitments made by the Russian Federation,” the French foreign ministry said in a statement.
“France does not recognize the organization of Russia’s presidential election in Crimea today,” it added as Russians vote in an election overshadowed by a furious row with Britain and its allies over the poisoning of a former Russian double agent in …read more
Source: Novinite
