This is generally recognized

The United States refuses to recognize the decision of the Russian Supreme Court of Russia on the ban on the Majlis of the Crimean Tatar people as an extremist organization. This is stated in the statement of the official representative of the State Department Mark Toner.

"The United States does not recognize the legitimacy of the decision of the Supreme Court of Russia to ban the self -government of the Crimean Tatars - Majlis. We reject the characterization of the Mejlis as an organization of" extremists ", and condemn the termination of the work of this democratic institution," the statement said.

Toner again emphasized that the United States does not recognize the Russian annexation of Crimea. "Our sanctions associated with Crimea will remain in force until Moscow regains control of the Crimea of ​​Ukraine," said the representative of the State Department.

On April 13, the then Russian prosecutor of Crimea Natalya Poklonskaya suspended the activities of the Mejlis . Its decision was sent to the Ministry of Justice to include the Mejlis in the list of extremist organizations. On April 26, the College of the Supreme Court of Crimea, chaired by Natalia Terentyeva , decided to ban the Majlis on the claim filed by Poklonskaya.

On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Russia upheld the decision on the ban on the Majlis as an extremist organization. The appeal submitted by the Crimean Tatar organization was rejected.

The ban on Majlis caused protests of the international community. On April 22, the United States called on Russia to cancel the decision of the Ministry of Justice to recognize the activities of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people of the extremist. On May 12, the European Parliament adopted a resolution demanding to immediately cancel this decision .