PART 2 INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ASPECT OF THE OCCUPATION OF ARC AND THE CITY OF SEVASTOPOL 2.1.9. Resolution on the Continuation of Clear, Gross and Uncorrected Violations of OSCE Commitments and International Norms by the Russian Federation25 Date of adoption: July 8, 2015 Content: The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly recognizes the actions of the Russian Feder- ation in Crimea an act of armed aggression and states that the referendum held in the Autonomous Republic Crimea and Sevastopol on March 16, 2014 has no force and calls on the Russian Federation to withdraw from the unlawful annexation of the region. 2.1.10. European Parliament resolution on the human rights situation in Crimea, in particular of the Crimean 26 Tatars (2016/2556(RSP) Date of adoption: February 4, 2016 Content: The European Parliament has once again stressed that the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation violates international law, including the UN Charter, the Helsinki Final Act, the Budapest Memorandum and the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between Ukraine and the Russian Federa- tion. The European Parliament condemns the militarization of the Crimean peninsula and calls on the Russian Federation to withdraw its troops from Crimea and Eastern Ukraine. The Resolution was voted for by 472 deputies, against – 79, abstained – 33. 2.2. Regulatory Legal Acts of Ukraine 2.2.1. The Decree of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ‘On the Statement of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Regarding the Suspension of the Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Dated 06 March 2014 on 27 Holding of the All-Crimean Referendum on 16 March 2014’ Date and number: 11 March 2014, No. 857-VII. Content: The resolution to hold the referendum and the appeal of the VR of the ARC to the President of the Russian Federation and the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation contradict the provisions of the Ukrainian Constitution. If this 25 https://goo.gl/f9QOqD 26 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=P8-RC-2016-0173&language=EN 27 http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/857-18 24