' s ▁" un il ater al ▁and ▁un just ified ▁assault ▁on ▁Ukraine ' s ▁so vere ig nt y ▁and ▁territorial ▁integrity ." ▁▁ ▁United ▁Nations : ▁A ▁press ▁release ▁issued ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Secretary - General ▁Ban ▁Ki - mo on ▁str essed ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁" construct ive ▁and ▁results - orient ed ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁all ▁concerned ", ▁and ▁of ▁ad her ence ▁to ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Stat ement ▁on ▁Ukraine . ▁The ▁statement ▁also ▁made ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁situation ▁" rem ains ▁extremely ▁vol atile ". ▁ ▁UN ▁member ▁and ▁observer ▁states ▁▁ ▁Australia : ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Australia ' s ▁foreign ▁affairs ▁minister ▁Jul ie ▁Bishop ▁said ▁that ▁" Intern ational ▁law ▁does ▁not ▁allow ▁one ▁state ▁to ▁ste al ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁another ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁a ▁refer endum ▁that ▁cannot ▁be ▁considered ▁free ▁or ▁fair , ", ▁after ▁disput ing ▁the ▁legit im acy ▁of ▁the ▁Crime an ▁refer endum ▁which ▁voted ▁to ▁se ced e ▁from ▁Ukraine . ▁The ▁opposition ' s ▁foreign ▁affairs ▁sp okes w oman , ▁T anya ▁P li ber se k ▁also ▁said ▁" Austral ia ▁has ▁a ▁special ▁responsibility ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁security ▁council ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁in ▁taking ▁strong ▁action ▁to ▁make ▁clear ▁our ▁condem n ation ▁of ▁the ▁moves ▁by ▁Russia ▁to ▁an nex ▁Crime a ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁fatal ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁serv ic eman ▁in ▁Crime a