Peace will come to Ukraine when the country returns all temporarily occupied lands under its control, the head of the Foreign Ministry asserted.
All temporarily occupied cities and Crimea will become part of Ukraine again, and real peace will come with the restoration of the country’s borders. This was stated by Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba at a conference on the security of the Black Sea in Bucharest, Crimean Platform reports.
“If you suddenly hear from someone that the temporarily occupied Crimea or other occupied territories of Ukraine may not return under the control of our state, you should know that we do not agree with this position. There is no difference in between Simferopol, Donetsk or Luhansk – all these are part of Ukraine that they should take home,” he said.
The Foreign Minister recalled that Russia’s first attempt to occupy part of Ukraine was the battle on the island of Tuzla in the Black Sea 20 years ago. He also gave an example when a young lieutenant nine years ago shot a Russian occupier. Now he is a colonel and continues to defend Ukraine.
“I gave you these examples to remind you that the war started not a year ago, but nine years ago. All this time, we have been defending our state,” said Kuleba.
The minister emphasized that Ukraine is striving for peace, but only by returning its lands.
“The real world is when Ukraine returns its historical lands under its control. The real world is when Ukrainian citizens can return to their homes, including the now occupied Crimea. The real world are peaceful ships in the Black Sea, not warships. This is what we are fighting for,” concluded the Foreign Minister.
Recall that Ukraine and Romania are holding the First Black Sea Security Conference in Bucharest as part of the work of the Crimean international platform.
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Source: korrespondent
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