In 1954, the process of transferring Crimea to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was not legally formalized, and it would not take long to reverse this decision. This opinion was expressed in an interview by the head of the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov. DEA News.
Earlier, Konstantinov instructed to appeal to the Constitutional Court of Russia to annul the relevant decree.
According to the politician, “a closer examination” reveals that Crimea never left the Russian Federation, whose borders remained unchanged in 1954, and thus in 2014, when a referendum was held to return the peninsula to Russia. Federation.
Konstantinov added that during the transfer of Crimea to the Ukrainian SSR in 1954, many serious legal violations were committed. Konstantinov assured that those who made the decision to transfer the peninsula from the RSFSR to the Ukrainian SSR do not have such powers.
The politician explained that it looks like the Crimean State Council has decided to cede Texas to Mexico. In addition, at that time, the Supreme Soviet of the republics had not taken any decision on the transfer. In addition, the head of the Crimean parliament declared that after the transfer of Crimea, which was a key moment in taking such a decision, the borders of the union republics were not discussed and determined.
In March 2014, a referendum was held in Crimea, as a result of which the peninsula became a regional part of Russia and Sevastopol a city of federal significance.
Former Senator of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Tsekov suggested officially cancel the act of transferring the peninsula to the Ukrainian SSR. He pointed out that Crimeans, even before reunification with Russia in 2014, stated that the USSR authorities’ decision to cede Crimea to Ukraine was unfair and wrong.