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Moscow. March 15th. INTERFAX.RU - The US State Department on Wednesday issued an appeal in connection with the fourth anniversary of the Crimea's accession to Russia, in which he condemned President Vladimir Putin's trip to the peninsula.

According to the representative of the agency Sara Sanders, the president of the Russian Federation by his actions "confirmed false claims to the territory of Ukraine and once again demonstrated openly the disregard of the Russian government in relation to the international order and disrespect of the territorial integrity of other countries."

The State Department also reiterated that US sanctions against Russia will not be lifted until the peninsula returns to Ukraine. It is noted that the Crimean referendum in 2014 was "fabricated and illegal," and the decision to rejoin the Crimea with Russia was made under pressure from "heavily armed Russian troops."

Meanwhile, the Russian Embassy in Washington commented on Sanders' statement: "The State Department could not pass by this event (the anniversary of reunification - IF), issued an unprecedentedly angry and bilious statement, but, as they say," you are angry, that means you are not right " .

"In the unfounded accusations of our country in undermining the international order in connection with the visit by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to Crimea, we see another blatant attempt to influence the internal political situation in our context in the context of the forthcoming elections." None of this will come from Washington, " Russian diplomatic mission.

Link: http://www.interfax.ru/world/603632