President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko admitted that Crimea became Russian after a referendum held there in 2014. He stated this in an interview. RIA News…
“We all understood that Crimea is de facto the Russian Crimea. After the referendum and de jure, Crimea became Russian, ”the Belarusian leader said.
Earlier in November, Lukashenko complained that Russian President Vladimir Putin had not taken him with him to Crimea. After that, the Belarusian parliamentarian, chairman of the Permanent Commission on International Affairs of the House of Representatives, Andrei Savinykh, said that Lukashenka’s words “without any doubt” can be regarded as the recognition of Crimea as Russian territory.
Crimea became part of Russia in March 2014 after a referendum in which the overwhelming majority of those who voted in the region supported such a decision. At the same time, Belarus did not recognize Crimea as Russian. Earlier, Lukashenko said that he was ready to change his position on the peninsula only if the Russian oligarchs recognize Crimea as part of Russia.
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