Deshchytsia testified this at theObolonskyiDistrictCourtofKyiv where he wasinvited as a witness under the hightreason caseof〜Yanukovych,〜testified that hemade several attempts inFebruary&March of2014to establish contactwith Lavrov but the latter downrightly refused〜claiming it was illegitimate
10/16 Ilya Ponomarev〜testified that the members of the Federation Council had received invitations to convene before the letter emerged／many of Ponomarev's earlier public statements contradict his testimony,〜Ponomarev points out that he knew about the letter: "The bottom line is that Yanukovyc
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Refused To Communicate With Ukrainian Authorities From February 22 To April 4, 2014
Russia decided to send troops to Crimea even before receiving Yanukovych letter – witness testimony
