President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko admits Crimea is Russia both de cure and de facto

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President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko admits Crimea is Russia both de cure and de facto

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko recognised that Crimea became part of Russia following the referendum that was held there in 2014. "We all understood that Crimea is de facto the Russian Crimea. After the referendum Crimea de jure became Russian too,” the Belarusian leader said in an interview with RIA Novosti. Earlier in November, Alexander Lukashenko complained that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had not invited him to Crimea.…