Lukashenko recognized Crimea as Russian de jure, but doesn’t remember the referendum well
For the first time in almost 8 years, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko admitted that Crimea is not only de facto, but also de jure, part of Russia. He stated this in an interview with RIA Novosti, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Crimea is de facto Russian Crimea. Then, I don’t remember, there was or wasn’t a referendum. After the referendum, Crimea de jure became Russian,” confusingly...