MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers have submitted a draft bill to the State Duma that would rewrite a chapter of history by nullifying the Soviet decision in 1954 to transfer Crimea from Russia to Ukraine.
The move appears aimed at establishing a legal basis for Russia to argue that Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula which it claims to have annexed from Ukraine in 2014, was never really part of Ukraine to begin with.
The draft, submitted by a lawmaker from each of Russia’s two houses of parliament, describes the 1954 handover as arbitrary and illegal because no referendum was held and Soviet authorities had no right to transfer territory from one constituent republic to another without consent.
Yep. And it should go to Ukraine.
Lmao. As a firm supporter of Ukraine in this conflict, the sentiment is nice but giving them a permanent seat on the world security council is ridiculous. Neither their economic nor military power warrants that, many much more powerful and influential countries don’t get a permanent seat.
Could be wrong, but I assumed it was a joke
I’m german, we don’t do so well with humor.
To be fair, it’s easy to miss sarcasm and dry humour in text. I do it all the time =)
German humour is no laughing matter.
Nice sentiment, but that would be a pretty absurd choice. It would be nice to have a South American or African permanent member, or perhaps India.
Id say give India a few years before deciding. Modi isn’t steering them in the best direction as of late.
I suggested them not because I’m a Modi stan but because there’s a much stronger case for their geopolitical importance.
The AU just got a seat on the G20, just sayin
Pfft lol
It would be more absurd not to give it to Ukraine