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Putin signs Executive Order recognising Republic of Crimea
Executive Order on recognising Republic of Crimea
March 17, 2014, 22:30
Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Recognising the Republic of Crimea.
The Executive Order reads, in part:
“Given the declaration of will by the Crimean people in a nationwide referendum held on March 16, 2014, the Russian Federation is to recognise the Republic of Crimea as a sovereign and independent state, whose city of Sevastopol has a special status.”
The Executive Order comes into force on the day of its signing.
March 17, 2014, 22:30
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