Go to mediabankVasily Piskarev. Archival photoMOSCOW, Sep 24The West has adopted a plan to destabilize the situation at any cost against the backdrop of holding referendums in the territories of Donbass, Vasily Piskarev, head of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, said. on the gas pipeline in Crimea. With its statements, the EU supports members of extremist organizations, including those found guilty by a Russian court of committing acts of sabotage on Russian territory,» the politician told reporters.
An observer from Germany highly appreciated the organization of the referendum in MelitopolAccording to Piskarev, this is not only another attempt of gross interference in the internal affairs of the Russian Federation, but also complicity in criminal activity.» All this confirms the West's intention to destabilize the situation during referendums in republics of Donbass, but they clearly overestimate their to influence the will of citizens, hiding behind a completely false human rights theme,» he summed up. The Supreme Court of Crimea on Wednesday sentenced those accused of last year's sabotage on the gas pipeline: Nariman Dzhelyalov to 17 years, Asana Akhtemov to 15 years, Aziz Akhtemov to 13 years penal colonies and fines. The gas pipeline was damaged by an explosion in the village of Perevalnoye in the foothills of Crimea on August 23, 2021, it is used to supply gas to the village and the military unit. The next day, gas supply was restored. The referendum on joining Russia started on Friday in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, as well as in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Voting will continue for five days, until September 27.
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