Wednesday 27 January 2016

Russia will not discuss return of Crimea - Lavrov

Russia refuses to hold any talks on returning Crimea to Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday to reporters.
"We have nothing to give back. We are not holding any talks with anyone on returning Crimea," Lavrov told his annual news conference.




                          Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives his annual news conference at the Russian Foreign Minister building on January, 26, 2016, in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Office/Getty Images)
                                   Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

"Crimea is the territory of the Russian Federation in full accordance with the expression of the will of its peoples, all of them, including those who enjoyed no rights under Ukrainian authority, and who attained the rights including national language when Crimea returned to Russia," he added.

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