translate English to French: Matters came to a head in early July 1993, when the Russian Parliament declared that Sevastopol was Russian territory, arguing that it had not been included in Khrushchev's gift.(39) Ukraine immediately brought this claim to the attention of the UN Security Council, which (on 21 July 1993) ruled the declaration `null and void', and confirmed Ukraine's territorial integrity under the UN charter.(40) President Yeltsin also immediately distanced himself from the claim, arguing that parliament did not reflect Russian public opinion and had no power over Russia's foreign policy.
Le paroxysme fut atteint au début de juillet 1993, lorsque le Parlement russe proclama Sébastopol "territoire russe", sous prétexte que la ville n'avait pas été englobée dans le "cadeau" de Khrouchtchev(39). L'Ukraine porta aussitôt cette revendication devant le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies, lequel déclara la résolution "nulle et non avenue" (le 21 juillet 1993) et confirma l'intégrité territoriale de l'Ukraine aux termes de la charte des Nations unies(40).