Ukraine will never legally recognise the occupation of Crimea by Russia, as it contradicts the Constitution and sovereignty of the state.
This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a conversation with journalists on 22 April.
‘Ukraine does not legally recognise the occupation of Crimea. This is our territory, the territory of the people of Ukraine. We have nothing to talk about on this topic – it is outside our Constitution,’ Zelensky said.
Zelenskyy’s other points:
- Ukraine has not yet received any official proposals to exchange or give up territories.
- Ukraine is ready to negotiate with Russia only after a complete ceasefire, which will be a condition for any format of dialogue with Russia.
- No one, except NATO countries, has the right to veto Ukraine’s accession to the Alliance.
- During the meeting in London, only those issues that are mandated by the negotiating team will be discussed, including a partial or complete ceasefire.
- Agreement on subsoil: legal consultations are currently underway, there is no information on the signing of the agreement (according to the Memorandum signed last week, negotiations on the subsoil agreement should be completed by Saturday).