The following release was issued by the Ukrainian World Congress on March 16.On March 16, 2014, under the watchful eye of the Russian militia, the people of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula were forced to vote in favor of union with Russia. Five years have passed since Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula was invaded by the Russian military and illegally occupied. This sham referendum has been unanimously condemned as illegal and illegitimate by the European Union and every democracy around the world. This Ukrainian territory today continues to be occupied by the Russian Federation in contravention to international law and multiple security agreements.
UWC calls for heightened sanctions on fifth anniversary of Crimea’s occupation
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