Russia reacted to accusations of excessive military activity in Crimea: Politics: World: Lenta.ru
Russia’s military presence in Crimea is legitimate and defensive in nature. So the nation in the excessive military activity of Russia in Crimea reacted the deputy head of the Russian accusation in the First Committee of the General Assembly Andrei Belousov, quoted by RIA News…
According to him, all actions of the Russian military are aimed at ensuring the safety of citizens and the country. The diplomat says that the statements of Georgia and Ukraine that the military presence of Russia in the Black and Azov Seas threatens regional security are groundless. “Moreover, it is obvious that our military presence in the Crimea, the adjacent waters of the Black and Azov Seas and in the Transcaucasus is just a factor of stability,” he said.
Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine protested over the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Sevastopol on National Unity Day on November 4. The ministry said that Russia “as an occupying state” can show concern for the residents of the temporarily occupied territories in a different way: for example, “stop unprecedented violations of human rights, in particular political repression, abductions and murders, liberate the illegally held territories in a different way” …
Crimea became part of Russia in March 2014 after a referendum, and the vast majority of those who voted in the region supported such a decision. Ukraine, the EU and the United States declined the vote, calling the reunification of the peninsula with mainland Russia annexation. The Russian authorities reject these allegations and insist that the accession procedure was in accordance with international law.