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The Ambbadador of Italy to Kiev, David Cecilia was summoned to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs who notified him of a protest for the statements made by Matteo Salvini in an interview with Washington Post . The Minister of the Interior had judged legitimate the annexation of Crimea by Russia and "a false revolution" the demonstrations that led to the change in power in 2014.
"We condemn the position of the Italian politician who does not rest on real facts and in contradiction with the principles and norms of international law – reads in the note of Kiev – To express protests and receive clarifications from Italy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited the ambbadador of "Italy".
To the question of the interviewer: "You said that Russia had the right to to annex the Crimea? ", Salvini replied:" There was a referendum ", defending the legitimacy of this consultation and accusing the" foreign powers "of having financed the Ukrainian" pseudo-revolution ". then added that "there are historically Russian ions, with Russian cultures and traditions, which legitimately belong to the Russian Federation. "
Crimea, sanctions of the United States and Europe against Russia
this statement jumps to the eye as Crimea, since 1954 undisputed part of Ukraine, was annexed by Russia between February and March 2014, immediately after the Ukrainian revolution that had driven out the pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych .
The protests, originally, had been Yanukovych's decision to stop the ongoing negotiations with the EU that were driving Kiev to get closer to Brussels. On February 27, Russian troops took control of the Crimean Parliament and the strategic sites of the peninsula, allowing the creation of a pro-Russian administration of the region led by Sergey Valeryevich Aksyonov
Only on March 16 , while the Crimea was therefore occupied, the referendum cited by Salvini was held where the "yes" won with nearly 97% of the votes. Returning to the history books, the annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany was approved by referendum on April 10, 1938, when the country was occupied by Hitler troops during a month.
The instrument of the referendum can not be considered in itself sufficient to change the geographical boundaries of a country. It depends on the modalities.
Beyond the position of the Kremlin, which considers two historically Ukrainian territories as two new provinces within the Russian Federation, several international organizations have condemned the annexation of Crimea. Recall that precisely here are born the famous sanctions against Russia challenged by the League, and which also weigh on the Italian economy.
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