EU: Conscription in Russian army in Crimea violates humanitarian law

EU: Conscription in Russian army in Crimea violates humanitarian law

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The conscription in the Russian Federation Armed Forces carried out in the illegally-annexed Crimea is a violation of international humanitarian law.

“The Russian Federation is carrying out conscription in the illegally-annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol to draft residents of the peninsula in the Russian Federation Armed Forces. This is a violation of international humanitarian law. The Russian Federation is bound by international law, and obliged to ensure the protection of human rights in the peninsula,” reads the statement posted on website of the European External Action Service.

As noted, the EU does not and will not recognise the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and city of Sevastopol. “The European Union continues to expect Russia to stop all violations of international law in the Crimean peninsula. The European Union is unwavering in its support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders,” the statement underscores.

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