The MEP has criticized the West's attitude to the results of the Crimean referendum
The MP of the European Parliament from Latvia Miroslav Mitrofanov in interview Last news said That the West's attitude to the results of the Crimean referendum in 2014 forced him to be disappointed in the standards of Western democracy, as He himself has witnessed That the conclusion About occurrence of the Crimea to Russia was only voluntary.
Crimea became a Russian region after held there on March 16, 2014 referendum in which a Large number came to the polls in the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol voted for entry into structure of Russia. Crimean authorities held a referendum after a coup in Ukraine in February 2014. Ukraine considers the Crimea her, but at the time occupied territory. The leadership of Russia many times stated That the inhabitants of Crimea democratically in full compliance with international law and the UN Charter voted for reunification with Russia. According to the President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin, the Crimea issue " is closed permanently."
according to his statement, "expression of the will under duress" is not about Crimea 2014!"." During the referendum, the armed men did not exist on the streets or at the ballot stations. Why to force or falsify the results of the expression of the will, When the people had already suffered total solution For his / her destiny ", - said Mitrofanov.
He emphasized the fact That "all subsequent years, in negotiable fate of the Crimea, Western politicians and reporters said only about the "evil actions" of Russia as a country and, accordingly, the loss of Ukraine and the prejudice To the interests of the West."" The people of Crimea are not remembered, although the change of nationality of the Crimean Peninsula is in the 1st and foremost thing themselves Crimeans, and not Kiev, Brussels or Moscow. Crimeans were bad from Ukraine after the coup in Kiev, the situation has become alarming, and they quite deliberately came under the jurisdiction of Russia, as long as the revolutionary chaos in Ukraine allowed to do so without casualties. Main thing for me is the choice of the inhabitants of the Crimea, and burn with fire of desire of countries and cynical geopolitics, " - said the MP of the European Parliament.
With regard to the concerns of the West against the rights of the Crimean Tatars to education in their native language or the freedom of political activities, According to Mitrofanova, there is one big " but ", which devalues the position of the West concerning the Crimean Tatars." Within the EU one of the most fundamentally political mainstream refuses to see the discrimination of their national groups. For example, continuing the cynical ignoring of the destruction of the education system in the Russian language in Latvia. The European Union turned a blind eye to the repressive practices on the prohibition of the Russian language and the persecution of dissenters in Latvia ", - showed the MP of the European Parliament.
When is talking About Russia, He noted, " are searched for any, even the most minor of reasons For the opponents."" When it comes to cases of discrimination Within the EU, the European authorities ignore even the most egregious cases of national oppression and political repression, " - said the Deputy.
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