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Russia's Putin decrees Crimea 'sovereign' and 'independent'
Russia's Putin decrees Crimea 'sovereign' and 'independent'
Announcement comes as the strategic peninsula declares itself a nation after Sunday referendum; West imposes sanctions
Russia's President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing Crimea as a sovereign and independent state, Russian media reported on Monday, shortly after the peninsula declared independence after voters on Sunday overwhelmingly chose to secede from Ukraine.
The United States, the European Union and Ukraine's new government refused to recognize the Crimean referendum and discussed sanctions against Moscow. They say the vote violates Ukrainian and international norms. Moscow, however, considers the referendum legitimate. Putin was set to address both houses of parliament Tuesday on the issue.
The Crimean parliament declared that all Ukrainian state property in the region — a strategically located peninsula on the Black Sea — will be nationalized and become the property of the Crimean Republic. Lawmakers also asked the United Nations to recognize it, and they began work on setting up a central bank with money from Russia.
Crimean lawmakers said they were flying to Moscow later Monday to discuss annexation by Russia.
Oleksander Turchinov, Ukraine’s acting president, said the country is ready for negotiations with Russia on Crimea but would never accept an annexation. He added that actions inciting mass disorder would be punished as abetting the "military aggressor" and as a crime against the state.
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http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/17/crimea-declares-independenceseizesukrainestateproperty.html
Announcement comes as the strategic peninsula declares itself a nation after Sunday referendum; West imposes sanctions
Russia's President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing Crimea as a sovereign and independent state, Russian media reported on Monday, shortly after the peninsula declared independence after voters on Sunday overwhelmingly chose to secede from Ukraine.
The United States, the European Union and Ukraine's new government refused to recognize the Crimean referendum and discussed sanctions against Moscow. They say the vote violates Ukrainian and international norms. Moscow, however, considers the referendum legitimate. Putin was set to address both houses of parliament Tuesday on the issue.
The Crimean parliament declared that all Ukrainian state property in the region — a strategically located peninsula on the Black Sea — will be nationalized and become the property of the Crimean Republic. Lawmakers also asked the United Nations to recognize it, and they began work on setting up a central bank with money from Russia.
Crimean lawmakers said they were flying to Moscow later Monday to discuss annexation by Russia.
Oleksander Turchinov, Ukraine’s acting president, said the country is ready for negotiations with Russia on Crimea but would never accept an annexation. He added that actions inciting mass disorder would be punished as abetting the "military aggressor" and as a crime against the state.
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http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/17/crimea-declares-independenceseizesukrainestateproperty.html
FACT SHEET: Ukraine-Related Sanctions
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024678338
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