Russia Says True Value of US Declarations Is Well Known

Russian Foreign Ministry’s official Spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented on the US declaration on refusal to recognize the reunification of Crimea with Russia, noting the instability of US foreign policy.

News ID: 71406

Date: 26 July 2018 - 16:38

TEHRAN (Defapress)- "Recall that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear program and the Paris agreement on climate change were elements of the US official foreign policy fairly recently," she tweeted in Facebook.

"[Barack] Obama made a personal decision on it. And then [US President Donald] Trump decided to disavow it all," Zakharova said, adding that "we know the true value of all these destiny-making declarations".

On Wednesday, the US Administration made public a declaration where it stated its refusal to recognize the reunification of Crimea with Russia that took place following a landslide vote of the Crimeans in a referendum in March 2014. The document was signed by Secretary of State Michael Pompeo.

"[…] the United States reaffirms as policy its refusal to recognize the Kremlin’s claims of sovereignty over territory seized by force in contravention of international law," the text claimed, noting that "in concert with allies, partners, and the international community, the United States rejects Russia’s attempted annexation of Crimea and pledges to maintain this policy until Ukraine’s territorial integrity is restored".

It called on Russia "to end the occupation of Crimea" and surmised that Russia "has chosen to isolate itself from the international community".

Following the state coup in Kiev in February 2014 that was applauded by Washington and its allies and on the face of a growing chaos and the onslaught of ultra-rightwing outrage across Ukraine, the Supreme Soviet of Crimea and the City Hall of Sevastopol adopted a declaration of independence from Ukraine on March 11.

On March 16, the residents of Crimea and Sevastopol held a referendum for reunification with Russia, with the turnout of 80% of registered voters. The proposal to reunify with Russia was supported by 96.77% voters in the Republic of Crimea and 95.6% in Sevastopol.

A treaty on accession of the new constituent territories to the Russian Federation was signed on March 18.

The US, the EU and the government in Kiev refused to recognize the fact of Crimea’s reunification with Russia.

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