Russia must withdraw troops from all occupied territories of Ukraine – Crimea Platform
The participants of the Crimea Platform call upon Russia to immediately stop combat action and violence in Ukraine and withdraw its troops from the whole territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders.
Source: Joint statement of the participants of the Crimea Platform dedicated to the Day of Resistance of Occupation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, cited by European Pravda
Quote: "We are calling upon the Russian Federation to immediately stop combat action and violence and immediately, fully and unquestioningly withdraw all its forces and military equipment from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders, including Crimea."
The participants of the Crimea Platform called upon the occupying Russian administration in Crimea to immediately stop repressions, human rights violations of Ukrainians and Tatars of Crimea, unsolicited searches, arrests, tortures and other cruel, inhumane or humiliating treatment or punishment and other forms of political pressure, systematic "filtration" and full-scale forcible deportation of Ukrainians, including children.
The participants of the platform also stated that they will never recognize the attempt to illegally annex the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol as well as of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts of Ukraine, as it grossly violates international law, including the UN Statute, and is a direct threat to international security with serious consequences for international law and order.
The statement includes the call upon Russia to stop attacking the critically important Ukrainian civil energy infrastructure, which is causing a humanitarian disaster. The participants expressed their worries concerning the nuclear safety and security consequences of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Background: Petr Pavel, the President of the Czech Republic, believes that Ukraine’s allies will not consciously reduce their support of Ukraine at the stage when the prospect of the liberation of Crimea is close, due to the fear of radical escalation from the side of the Kremlin.
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