The United States says it will not recognize the outcome of the Russian parliamentary elections slated for Russian-occupied Crimea Sunday.
State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement “Our position on Crimea is clear: the peninsula remains an integral part of Ukraine. Crimea-related sanctions against Russia will remain until Russia returns control of Crimea to Ukraine.
Kirby added “We also continue to be deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Crimea, including the status of the ethnic Tatar community and widespread reports of missing persons and human rights abuses.”
Ukraine Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said the elections are “completely illegitimate” and …read more
Source: Voice of America
