Russian Foreign Ministry: We will not disregard Ankara's non-recognition of the elections to the State Duma in Crimea
The head of the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, said that we will not disregard Ankara's non-recognition of the elections to the State Duma in Crimea. This was her commentary on the statement of the press secretary of the Turkish Foreign Ministry Tanju Bilgic, published on the official portal of the department.
She spoke about this on the air of the YouTube channel "Soloviev.Live".
The Turkish diplomat said that the part of the results of the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation concerning voting in Crimea is not legally binding for official Ankara. In response, Zakharova noted that the Turkish authorities are aware that the Crimean peninsula is an integral part of the Russian Federation. She sees no point in such statements by the Turkish side, which only lead to a negative response from the Kremlin and a deterioration in Russian-Turkish relations.
Zakharova noted that Ankara once again ignored the will of the citizens of Crimea. Back in 2014, they expressed their desire to be part of Russia in a referendum, and after that each time they confirmed their choice by voting on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, at the presidential and parliamentary elections.
Not long before that, the Federation Council also reacted to the attack of the Turkish Foreign Ministry. They considered Ankara's statement as interference in the internal affairs of Russia.
It has not yet been reported on what kind of practical response to Ankara from the Russian Foreign Ministry might be.
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