Oleksandr Khara, foreign and security policy expert at the Center for Defense Strategies, Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform
April 21, 2023, 17:45

The threat of Crimea is a threat to the entire Black Sea Region, as Russia, unfortunately, still dominates there – Oleksandr Khara

Sea Region, as Russia, unfortunately, still dominates there.”

“The most important thing we wanted to convey to the Europeans is that the platforms that are in the Russian Black Sea Fleet threaten not only Ukraine. Therefore, the return of Crimea is not only a Ukrainian issue. It is not only a matter of international law. It is a matter of survival and security for Europe as a whole. That is why we wanted this problem to be considered comprehensively and to give specific proposals in each direction, what the countries of the region and, accordingly, external players can do,” the diplomat said.

In addition, he emphasized that the conference developed a document that provides for a number of steps aimed at countering the criminal activities of the Russian Federation.

“In fact, everything we propose in the document is aimed at strengthening regional countries in countering the criminal activities of the Russian Federation and also involving external players so that we can jointly counter these threats.”

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