“The deputy head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Igor Zhovkva stated that Ukraine at the legal level will never recognize any attempts to legitimize or recognize the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Zhovkva said this during the International Forum of the Expert Network of the Crimean Platform. It is from the occupation of Crimea that Russian aggression began, and its testimony is today’s massive Russian attack by rockets and”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
The deputy head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Igor Zhovkva stated that Ukraine at the legal level will never recognize any attempts to legitimize or recognize the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Zhovkva said this during the International Forum of the Expert Network of the Crimean Platform.
It was from the occupation of Crimea that Russian aggression began, and its testimony is today’s massive Russian attack by rockets and drones, Zhovkva said.
“Unfortunately, what happened today is not the first precedent by the aggressor and, unfortunately, not the last. This is the response of the leader of the aggressor country to all these international efforts that have recently been made by the President of Ukraine, the President of the United States of America, the President of France and other European leaders in order to bring a real long peace to Ukraine, ”Zhovkva stressed.
He called the Russian night -mass attack cynical, vile, cruel and horrible, urging the world to respond.
“Today we have to hear a clear reaction of the world, every leader who is on the side of good, every representative of international organizations, representatives of those countries who are still trying to be mediators,” Zhovkva added.
The deputy head of the OP noted that Ukraine wants the world not to be silent as, unfortunately, in the vast majority silent in 2014.
“When Russia began to annex the Crimea, the then leadership of Ukraine said:” It is not necessary to provoke “,” It is not necessary to react “,” It is necessary to treat it calmly “,” And everything will be good “… Unfortunately, it all started from Crimea,” Zhovkva said, emphasizing that Crimea is and will be Ukraine.
“No attempts to legitimize or any recognition of de jure Ukraine will not accept. This is a clear position of the President of Ukraine, ”stated the deputy head of the Presidential Office.
At the same time, Ukraine is forced to constantly repeat this position daily to representatives of the international community. This year, the fifth summit of the Crimean platform at the level of state leaders will be held, and preparation has already been started.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has already sent an invitation.
“We want the number of participants to become greater. We need to expand the presence of participants in the Crimean platform at the expense of other regions of the world, not only European and North American, but also Latin American, Asian, African, ”Zhovkva added.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Maryana Betz, in turn, noted that without recognizing that the territorial integrity of any state should be observed within the limits of internationally recognized borders, there will be no stable peace around the world.
“The question of Crimea is a central question. It began with Russian aggression, and, the Russian aggression will end with the de -occupation and liberation of Crimea, ”Betz noted.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on the Day of Struggle for the Rights of the Crimean Tatar People He emphasized – Crimea, like all Ukraine, must be free.
US President Donald Trump suggested Putin is very favorable conditions of peace at the expense of Ukraine, but he wants everything and continues the war, stated The head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry of Austria Beate Minel Rizinger.