No information on the treatment of ethnic Ukrainians in the Crimea in Ukraine by ethnic Russians, nor on the state protection available to them, could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Correspondence sent to two oral sources

Unsuccessful attempts to contact other oral sources

IRB databases

NEXIS/LEXIS

Internet sites including:

Amnesty International

European Centre for Minority Issues

Hokkaido University Slavic Research Centre

Minorities at Risk Project

Minority Rights Group

World News Connection