Steinmeier: Europe not to recognize legitimacy of State Duma elections in Crimea

He said this at a joint press conference with foreign ministers of Ukraine and France, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "We will not recognize these elections, the same as we do not recognize the occupation of Crimea," Steinmeier said. He also reminded that there would be no OSCE observers at those elections. In turn, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault noted that Ukraine is a unitary state.