Brussels will never recognize Russian Duma elections in occupied Crimea, the voting held in an atmosphere of fear. The European Union spokesperson Peter Stano said this at a press briefing in Brussels on Monday, September 20. Stano said that the European Commission would never recognize the elections in illegally annexed Crimea, expressing concern that citizens of Ukraine in the Ukrainian territories which are currently occupied were given passports and allowed to vote. According to him, this ran counter to the spirit of the Minsk agreements. "We will never recognize the elections in illegally annexed Crimea because Crimea is Ukraine," Stano … Continue reading Russian Duma elections in occupied Crimea conducted in climate of fear: EU spokesperson