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Russia enters politics Crimea - a statement of the three presidents
Presidents of Ukraine said that the idea of representatives of the State Duma to hold a referendum on joining the Crimea to Russia must be condemned
Presidents Leonid Kravchuk and Leonid Kuchma and Viktor Yushchenko said on Russia's direct intervention in the political life of the Crimea.
This is stated in a joint statement, the three presidents , the text of which issued a press secretary Irina Vannikov Yushchenko .
"One of the most alarming predictions of events , which began to come true in the last days , is fanning separatist sentiment in the south and east of Ukraine. Botched the congress of deputies of local councils in Kharkov was not able to give an effective impetus to this process. Therefore , we see other attempts to maintain an appropriate mood and destabilize the situation in Ukraine. Russia , which has always called " interference" in the internal affairs of Ukraine attempts by our international partners to resolve the situation through political means , now she has resorted to direct intervention in the political life of the Crimea. Ideas representatives of the State Duma to hold a referendum on joining the Crimea to Russia or the appropriate treatment by the Verkhovna Rada of the ARC should be condemned as incitement to overthrow the constitutional order and the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Now is a dangerous scenario federalization Ukrainian state. This is the path to an escalation of the political crisis , fueling political feud in the Crimea, to discredit the new Ukrainian government , "- said in a statement .
"Politicians are offering these dangerous recipes , in the case of activation of the relevant activities should feel the reaction of the Security Service and Prosecutor General's Office , which must be hard to respond to manifestations of separatism. Any propaganda campaign aimed at strengthening these sentiments , should also be evaluated by law enforcement agencies , in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine. Speculation about human rights of Russian-speaking population , inciting hostility between the regions of Ukraine on the basis of their cultural and historical diversity , the humiliation of the Ukrainian language and open disrespect for the state symbols of Ukraine should get a proper assessment . Russia, along with Britain and the United States are the guarantors of Ukraine's sovereignty in accordance with international agreements . Statement by Russia to comply with all obligations under international law to Ukraine regardless of the configuration of the parliament and the government needs to be validated by appropriate action of the Russian side , a demonstration of respect for the decisions of the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian government , sense of responsibility of all the dangerous consequences of any ethnic conflict " , - stated in statement.
Recall , the Presidium of the Crimean parliament adopted yesterday the decision to convene on Wednesday at 15:00 an extraordinary session of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea . The agenda made two questions - "On the socio-political situation in Ukraine and Crimea " and " On the report of the Council of Ministers of Crimea .