"We will never recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea or any other Ukrainian territory. In the face of Putin's assault we must continue to give our Ukrainian friends all the military, humanitarian, economic and diplomatic support that they need until Russia ends this hideous war and withdraws its forces from the entirety of Ukraine," Johnson staited in his speech, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
According to him, the Russian president is planning attacks on new parts of Ukraine. "He wants all of Ukraine, as was he done with Crimea, and he is preparing more annexation and more sham referendums," the prime minister said.
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The head of the British government drew attention to the fact that after the annexation, the population of Crimea was subjected to brutal human rights violations by the Russian occupation authorities, noting in particular the persecution of the Crimean Tatars, arbitrary arrests, and a ten-fold increase in imprisonment for those who protest.
"Putin deployed more and more Russian forces on the peninsula, turning the territory into a military camp, which threatens the rest of Ukraine," Johnson said.
International Crimea Platform is a foreign-policy tool to advance the process of de-occupation of Crimea, while protecting the norms and principles of international law globally at the same time.
Following russia’s attempted annexation of Crimea, the situation on the peninsula deteriorated in every sphere. Negative trends vary from militarization of the Peninsula to turning the Black Sea into the theatre of war, from changing demographic structure of the population of Crimea to political persecution and systemic ethnic and religious discrimination, from irresponsible environmental policies to threats to global food security, from illegal expropriation of Ukrainian state and private property to trade with stolen grain and metallurgy products.
The International Crimea Platform (ICP), established on 23 August 2021 united 48 partners around concrete goals today, here and now.
The work of ICP is organised along 5 priority tracks: development of the common elements of the non-recognition policy; consultations on enhancement of sanctions in response to russia’s attempted annexation of Crimea; ensuring a rapid and coordinated international response to protect human rights, as well as finding ways to protect cultural heritage in Crimea; countering the destruction by russia of the security architecture in the wider Black Sea region and coordination of work to support the principle of freedom of navigation; mitigation of adverse economic and environmental impact of the occupation of Crimea on the region.
Platform operates at governmental, parliamentary and expert levels.
Read more: Chronicle of the Russian Federation Crimes in Ukraine (August)
