Russia rejects UNSC statement on Crimea

Russia has blocked Ukraine-initiated statement of the United Nations Security Council regarding temporarily occupied Crimea.

As reported by Censor.NET, this was announced by the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN in its Twitter.

Russia rejected UNSC statement asserting respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine https://t.co/pjjAt07dIz через @gmanews

- UKR Mission to UN (@UKRinUN) 28 июля 2016 г.

Earlier, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has protested against Russan President Putin's decision to include temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula to the Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation.