Latvian Daugavpils Mayor called Crimea Russian
The Mayor of Latvian Daugavpils, Andrejs Elksnins, called Crimea Russian and refused to name the Russian Federation an aggressor in his talk with Delfi Radio. The politician noted that he had repeatedly voiced his view that the peninsula’s territory belongs to Russia, RIA Novosti reports.
“Crimea is part of the Russian Federation,” Mr. Elksnins said. In turn, the radio presenter noted that most countries had not recognised the reunification of the peninsula with Russia.
“It is impossible to separate the fact that it was incorporated into the Russian Federation and that the whole of Europe and the world continued to co-operate with Russia after that,” the politician emphasised.
At the same time, Mr. Elksnins said that Kiev, Moscow and Washington are responsible for the current conflict in Ukraine. In his opinion, ‘a diplomatic failure’ has led to the current situation.
