United States condemns population census in occupied Crimea

The United States has condemned Russia's decision to conduct a census in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv wrote this on its Facebook page, Ukrinform reports.

“The United States condemns Russia’s census in occupied Crimea as yet another attempt to undermine Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity,” reads the report.

As Ukrinform reported, Ukraine condemned the Russian Federation's conduct of a population census in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.

The European Union also condemned Russia's decision to conduct a census in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol from October 15 to November 14 and the start of conscription campaign on October 1, EU Spokesperson Peter Stano said in a statement.

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