DISINFO: Crimean referendum of nine years ago represents the highest form of democracy

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

  • Outlet: lantidiplomatico.it ( archive, original )
  • Date of publication: March 19, 2023
  • Article language(s): Italian
  • Countries / regions discussed: Russia, Ukraine, UK, US

DISINFO: Crimean referendum of nine years ago represents the highest form of democracy

SUMMARY

US and Britain, Ukraine’s puppet masters, cannot acknowledge that the Crimean referendum of nine years ago represents the highest form of democracy, because the West is the enemy of democracy.

RESPONSE

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation about the illegal annexation of Crimea

In 2014, Russian troops obliged the parliament of Crimea to organise a so-called referendum, which was illegitimate under international law, and then formally annexed the peninsula and brought it under Russian territorial control.

No international body recognises the so-called referendum in 2014. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution entitled “Territorial integrity of Ukraine”, stating that the referendum in Crimea was not valid and could not serve as a basis for any change in the status of the peninsula. On 17 December 2018, the UN General Assembly confirmed its non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea.

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