EU will expand sanctions against Russia over “elections” in occupied Crimea

A man holds placard which reads Putin go home during a memorial ceremony on the Independence square in Kiev on May 18, 2019 in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the deportation of the indigenous population of the Crimea by the Soviet Union. - Crimea's Tatars commemorate today 75 years since their deportation by Soviet dictator Stalin in 1944. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

The European Union will expand its sanctions in response to the “local elections” held by Russia in occupied Crimea last September.

“Tomorrow, the EU will add 7 more people to its list of sanctions against those who undermine Ukraine’s territorial integrity. G7 promoted and participated in the “local elections” held by Russia in occupied (ed.) Crimea in September,” the journalist wrote.

It should be reminded that on September 8 last year, a single voting day – the so-called “local elections” were held in Russia and in the annexed Crimea.

Later, the European Union said it did not recognize the so-called “elections” in Russia-occupied Crimea.

Foreign Minister of Ukraine Vadym Prystayko at the meeting in the format “Ukraine + Group of Friends of Ukraine in the EU” held at the EU Council on Foreign Affairs in Luxembourg last October called on his foreign counterparts to extend personal sanctions in response to the “local elections” held by Russia in the occupied Crimea .

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Source: unn