Zelenskyy: Russian aggression increased because the reaction to the annexation of Crimea was weak

August 2, 2022

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Ukrainska Pravda — Monday, 1 August 2022, 22:35

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the reaction to Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 was “weak and insufficiently principled”.

Source: Presidential video address

Details: Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned his conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron and stated that he invited the French President to participate in the online summit of the Crimea Platform, which will take place shortly.

Quote: “Last year, we created the Crimea Platform and are developing this initiative despite all the tangible threats and diplomatic opposition from Russia. During these years of occupation, Russia has turned Crimea into a large military prison camp, and tens of thousands of people became its victims.”

“Crimea became a bridgehead for attacks on the free territory of our country. The weak and insufficiently principled reaction to the occupation of Crimea in 2014 and in the following years became one of the prerequisites for Russian aggression to reach such a scale as now.”

“We will gradually restore justice regarding our Crimea.”