Go to the media bankSIMFEROPOL, Sep 8 The inclusion of the liberated territories of southern Ukraine into Russia is logical and without a vote, but this will be decided by the top leadership, said the head of the Crimea Sergey Aksyonov. «In my opinion, this option (without a vote) is quite logical and justified in the current situation. There was an absolutely legal referendum in Crimea that complies with all legal norms, but few people recognized it anyway. Recognition or non-recognition by certain states does not depend on how these territories are annexed. It is a matter of political will … This, of course, will be decided by the top leadership,» Aksyonov told RIA Novosti , answering the question whether it is possible to unite the liberated territories with the Russian Federation without voting on this issue. Secretary of the United Russia General Council Andrei Turchak said earlier that it was right to hold a vote in the Donbass and on liberated territories of Ukraine on National Unity Day on November 4, as this is a historical date that unites everyone in the space of the Russian world. «world based on rules»
