Kalyn noted that Turkey’s view on the ownership of the peninsula has not changed since 2014, when Crimea became a part of Russia as a result of a referendum. According to him, Ankara does not recognize the transfer of the peninsula as part of the Russian Federation.
“Turkey’s stance on this issue has not changed since 2014. “Crimea is part of Ukraine, this should be the basis of any agreement,” he said.
Russian-Turkish partnership
On August 23, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his speech at the Crimean Platform summit, said that the protection of Ukraine’s territorial integrity is important for regional and global stability and that he will seek peace between Russia and Russia as soon as possible. Ukraine.
“Turkey has made it clear from the beginning that the annexation of Crimea is unconstitutional and illegal and does not recognize it. This is a principled stance, both legally and morally. International law dictates that he must, in fact, return to Ukraine, of which Crimea is an integral part,” he said.
He noted that Ankara has made extraordinary efforts to establish an effective diplomatic channel between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. In particular, he put the grain agreement in March and the Istanbul talks among Turkey’s mediation successes. He added that the Crimean Tatars are citizens of Ukraine and that Crimea should be developed in line with their interests.
The Crimean Platform Forum, launched by the Ukrainian authorities last year, has been dubbed the “de-occupation” of the peninsula as one of the main goals of the event. On August 23, the second summit of the countries participating in this initiative began. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and some Western politicians spoke at the event.
“Blooming garden” Zelensky
Yesterday, August 23, at the Crimean Platform forum, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once again stated his intention to “take” Crimea from Russia “by any means”, regardless of the situation of Western countries.
“We need to liberate Crimea. This will be the resurrection of the world legal order. “Ukraine will return the Crimean peninsula from Russia as it sees right, and it does not need to consult with other countries for this,” he said.
Also speaking at the summit, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said that Kiev is ready to “demilitarize” Crimea. He described the territory of the peninsula as a “legitimate military target” in connection with the deployment of the Russian army on the peninsula and the launch of missile attacks from its territory.
For this reason, Ukraine is ready for the disarmament of Crimea and the elimination of these threats, both for our state and for the whole of Europe. At the same time, we welcome Russia’s voluntary withdrawal of its troops and military equipment from the territory of Crimea…” Shmyhal said.
Last week, information policy adviser to the President of Crimea Oleg Kryuchkov declarationThe boomerang effect will work if Ukraine attacks the peninsula. He noted that in this case, “irreparable consequences” would come for Kyiv.
Ukrinform said Zelensky also said that Kiev already has a strategy for restoring the peninsula, which authorities plan to implement after it is handed over to Ukraine. Therefore, two areas are added to the work of the Crimean Platform: economic and legislative. Later, Shmyhal presented the concept of restoring the Crimea. According to him, Kiev’s goal is to turn the peninsula into a “blooming garden”.
Wisdom Wishes
Erdogan’s statement commented Eyvaz Umerov, head of the national-cultural autonomy of the Crimean Tatars, urged the Turkish president to skip the Crimean issue and be smarter about it.
“I would like to remind the President of Turkey that Crimea has returned to Russia with the democratic expression of the will of the absolute majority of the people, in accordance with international rules. “I advise Erdogan to be wiser and avoid the Crimea issue more gently in his statements,” Umerov said.
He noted that Erdogan has repeatedly talked about the ownership of Crimea in a similar way. Umerov believes that the Turkish president fed “a sweet pill to the leader of the Nazi regime” to realize his own national interests.
Crimea became a territory of Russia in March 2014 following a referendum in the aftermath of the coup in Ukraine. In the referendum, 96.77% of voters in Crimea and 95.6% of voters in Sevastopol voted to join Russia. Ukraine still sees Crimea as its own, but temporarily occupied territory. Many Western countries support Kiev in this regard. Being part of the Russian Federation, Crimea has been recognized at the level of international agreements by Afghanistan, Venezuela, Nicaragua, North Korea and Syria. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Crimean issue is “finally closed”. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Andrey Rudenko stated in 2019 that Russia will not discuss the ownership of Crimea on any platform.