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In the Kremlin expect that sooner or later Kiev will respect the decision of millions of Crimeans voted for joining the Crimea to Russia in a referendum three years ago, said press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov.
Answering a question of journalists that Ukraine does not intend to recognize the occurrence of Crimea to Russia, Peskov said that Kiev should take a look at those days, “when the Crimean people clearly made their will in the referendum.”
“Looked at a situation where legitimate Crimean authority, which was at the time, was created on the basis of the current legislation of Ukraine, adopted a decision on holding such a referendum and when the referendum was held”, — said Peskov.
“We hope that sooner or later Kiev will respect the will of several million people in Crimea and will take the results of that vote, which was in turn caused by certain events that took place in Kiev and which has resulted in serious threats to these millions of Crimeans”, — he added.
Referring to the civil war in the Donbas, Peskov stressed that many Crimeans who three years ago voted to join Russia, saved their lives, and most importantly, “in many ways, saved my future”.
“We hope that this understanding will prevail in Kiev,” — said the press Secretary of the Russian President.