Disinfo: The fate and future of Crimea are forever with Russia

Summary

The Crimea issue has been resolved for Russia, and the referendum for the peninsula was conducted in accordance with international law. The fate and future of Crimea are forever with Russia, whether anyone likes it or not.

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the illegal annexation of Crimea, which remains part of Ukraine.

The so-called referendum announced on 27 February 2014, and held on 16 March 2014, was organised hastily and at gunpoint following the covert invasion of “little green men” and barring impartial observers from entering the peninsula. No international body recognises the so-called referendum in Crimea. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution titled “Territorial integrity of Ukraine”, stating that the referendum in Crimea was not valid and declaring its non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea.

The European Union does not recognise and continues to strongly condemn this violation of international law, which remains a challenge to the international security order. In response to the illegal annexation of Crimea, the EU has imposed restrictive measures against the Russian Federation. 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.

See related disinformation claims alleging that Crimea has never been Ukraine; that Crimea rejoined Russia following a referendum; that Crimea "sailed" to Russia forever and the West agrees with it; and that Historical Crimean Russian land returned.

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  • Reported in: Issue 263
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11/10/2021
  • Article language(s) Arabic
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Ukraine, Russia
  • Keywords: Crimea, Manipulated elections/referendum, Referendum, illegal annexation, Ukrainian statehood, Occupation, Sovereignty
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A series of pro-Kremlin media reports on how harmful green energy is followed after the EU's criticism of the Russian 2021 Duma elections. The same pro-Kremlin outlets clearly articulated threats of increasing natural gas prices for the EU, what indeed happened.

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