# Russian mission to UN responds to General Assembly claims over Crimea’s status

https://mins.news/en/item/45813

- TASS, 2026-09-04 17:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2182945

> Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Maria Zabolotskaya, said territories mentioned by several delegations during a discussion of the Equal Earth projection are part of Russia and have been for centuries. She said their populations chose to return through free referendums and that the process complied with the UN Charter.

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