The EU issued a declaration on the 8th anniversary of the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation, commemorated by Ukraine on 26 February 2022.
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EU to consider Ukraine s ideas on Crimea de-occupation 4 min read
The European Union will consider Ukraine s specific ideas on the de-occupation of Crimea, said Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The EU welcomes the diplomatic efforts aimed at restoring Ukraine s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders and will consider concrete Ukrainian ideas in this regard, in line with the established non-recognition policy, Borrell said in a statement on the seventh anniversary of the illegal occupation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation, which is marked in Ukraine on February 26.
Seven years on from the violent, illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation, the European Union remains steadfast in its commitment to Ukraine s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders.
The European Union reiterates that it does not recognise and continues to condemn this violation of international law. It remains a direct challenge to international security, with grave implications for the international legal order that protects the territorial integrity, unity and sovereignty of all States.
The European Union remains committed to fully implementing its non-recognition policy, including through restrictive measures and cooperation in international fora. The European Union calls again on UN Member States to consider similar non-recognition measures in line with the UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262 of 27 March 2014. The European Union does not and will not recognise the
The detainees are charged with Article 205.5 (setting up of or participation in a terrorist organization).
“At 4 in the morning, they started knocking on our windows. My daughter woke up and said: Dad, someone s knocking. As my husband was opening the door, my daughter and I went to get dressed. So they went in and then I don t know what they did or said, but one from the security operatives went: He s a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir. They searched everywhere –second floor, first floor. They took his documents, all passports, says Gulnara Eyupova, the wife of the detained Azamat Eyupov.