Disinfo: The EU knows Crimea is Russian and that the decision to annex it was based on a referendum

Summary

The European Union extended sanctions against Crimea and Sevastopol for a year. They know that under the constitution, Crimea is part of the Russian Federation. They know that the decision was taken on the basis of the Crimean referendum, and its results were reaffirmed in practice.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the illegal annexation of Crimea. The claim was neither counterbalanced nor critically challenged in the article.

The EU still does not recognise the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and continues to condemn this violation of international law. In June 2021 the European Council decided to renew the sanctions introduced in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation until 23 June 2022.

Crimea is a part of Ukraine and was illegally annexed by Russia. The annexation has been condemned by the UNGA (see the resolution A/RES/68/262 on the territorial integrity of Ukraine). No international body recognises the so-called referendum, announced on 27 February 2014 and held on 16 March 2014. A year after the illegal annexation, Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted that the plan to annex Crimea was ordered weeks before the so-called referendum.

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  • Reported in: Issue 251
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21/06/2021
  • Article language(s) Arabic
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: EU, Russia, Ukraine
  • Keywords: Crimea, illegal annexation, Referendum, Manipulated elections/referendum
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