Russia does not need the US to recognize Crimea as part of the Federation
Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian Federation (Russian Senate), Mr. Konstantin Kosachev recently commented on the US House of Representatives' approval of a ban on recognizing Crimea as part of Russia.
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Russia does not need the US to recognize whether Crimea belongs to Russia or not. Illustration photo: TASS |
According to Mr. Kosachev, the bill prohibiting the Washington administration from recognizing Crimea as part of Russia will not affect the real status of the peninsula.
"The approval by the US House of Representatives of a bill prohibiting the US from recognizing Crimea as Russian territory will certainly have no consequences for the real status of Crimea or the international reaction to the peninsula."
The Russian senator said that the US's concept of the Black Sea peninsula as part of Ukraine is just "meaningless actions". Mr. Kosachev also mocked the US's passing of the bill prohibiting the recognition of Crimea as part of Russia. He said that Moscow has long stopped calling Crimea's voluntary and legal unification with Russia "annexation".
Russia has long disregarded the West's reaction or position on its recognition of Crimea as a federal territory.
Crimea's Deputy Prime Minister and permanent representative of the Russian President on the peninsula, Georgy Muradov, has repeatedly stated that Crimea belongs to Russia and does not need to be recognized by the United States or any other country. According to Muradov, it is important that more and more foreign politicians, especially members of parliament, tourists, famous figures, diplomats, businessmen, artists and journalists visit Crimea.
The Crimean peninsula became part of Russia after a referendum held in March 2014, in which 96.77% of voters of the Republic of Crimea and 95.6% of residents of Sevastopol voted in favor of joining Russia.
On March 21, 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law ratifying the treaty on Crimea and Sevastopol becoming part of Russia, as well as the establishment of the Crimean federal district.
