With the “Crimean Declaration,” the United States de facto recognizes the peninsula as part of the Russian Federation
The US State Department, having issued the “Crimean Declaration” in the image of the “Welles Declaration” of 1940, actually recognizes Crimea as part of Russian territory.
Nikolai Platoshkin, head of the department of international relations and diplomacy at Moscow State University, stated this on the Rossiya-1 TV channel, PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Declaration on Crimea: Pompeo goes to the Senate to report on the meeting in Helsinki. Before the hearing, he says: “I will come and tell you about the wonderful results.” And in order to bring down the tension (nobody asked him about Crimea), a duty declaration is issued on the principle of “let go, let’s talk about the matter,” Platoshkin noted.
“As for the reference to the Welles Declaration of 1940, this is a very important detail. In essence, this is de facto recognition of Crimea as part of the Russian Federation. There will be no US consulates in Crimea. But the population of Crimea gives a damn,” he added.
“I would like to remind you that when the Baltic republics became part of the USSR, the Americans obediently closed their embassies there and did not protest, but the economy, culture - everything that concerns ordinary people developed well. If the same option applies to Crimea, then let them not open consulates there for at least another 250 years! So, this is exactly the first step towards recognizing Crimea as a de facto part of the Russian Federation,” said Nikolai Platoshkin.
The Welles Declaration is a diplomatic document signed by US Deputy Secretary of State Sumner Welles on July 23, 1940, shortly after the voluntary accession of the three independent Baltic republics to the USSR. The declaration contained a negative and condemning attitude towards the “annexation of the Baltic states by the Soviet Union.” The declaration lasted from 1940 to 1991, when the USSR collapsed and the Baltic republics gained independence.
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