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Establishing Russia s dominance in the Black Sea basin threatens the economies of Ukraine, Turkey and other European countries.
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Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran says the Russian Federation is currently preparing to deploy nuclear weapons on the temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula.
He announced this in an interview for Turkey s Anadolu and Demirören pending a meeting of the Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Turkey in Kyiv, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry s press service said. Russia s preparations for the deployment of nuclear weapons in Crimea pose a serious threat to entire Europe and the civilized world, he said.
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The next step will be to ask international partners to introduce relevant measures against violators in line with international law.
U.S. will never accept Russia s annexation of Crimea / Photo from UNIAN
The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine says the U.S. government will never accept Russia s attempted annexation of Crimea. We welcome the UNGA [United Nations General Assembly] resolution urging Russia to uphold its obligations as an occupying power in Crimea and immediately end its violations and abuses there. Russia must free unlawfully detained Ukrainians and give unfettered access to human rights monitors. We will never accept Russia s attempted annexation of Crimea. Crimea is Ukraine, the U.S. diplomats wrote on Facebook.
UNGA resolution: What is known
The UN General Assembly at a plenary session on December 16 adopted the resolution on the situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea occupied by the Russian Federation.