In a video message released to the public, the President of Ukraine said that “respect and order will return to international relations only when the Ukrainian flag returns to Crimea – when it is free.”
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, declared yesterday Friday that the liberation of the Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, is out of nowhere.
“The world should know: Respect and order will return to international relations only when the Ukrainian flag returns to Crimea – when it is free,” Zelensky said in a video message released by the office of the Ukrainian presidency.
Earlier, in a video of the meeting with Muslim military personnel, including representatives of the Crimean Tatars, Zelensky said: “The liberation of Crimea is inevitable, not only for Ukraine but for the whole world. I am convinced of that.”
The Crimean Tatars are Muslim indigenous to the peninsula, many of whom fled the region fearing political persecution by the Russians.
With this stance, Zelensky rejected a proposal by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who argued that Kiev could cede the Crimean peninsula to Russia as part of a peace deal with Moscow to end the war.
A few days ago, one of the associates of the president of Ukraine had left this possibility open. Andriy Sibiha, deputy chief of staff of the Ukrainian president, told the Financial Times that Kiev would be “open” to discussions on Crimea if the planned counteroffensive by the Ukrainian military succeeds in its goals.
“If we achieve our strategic objectives on the battlefield and reach the administrative borders of Crimea, we are ready to open a diplomatic bracket to discuss this
Source :Skai
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