Kremlin criticizes Crimea suggestion
In response to Poland's proposal to establish Crimea as a UN protectorate, Dmitry Peskov has asserted that Russian territories are not negotiable. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Moscow has swiftly countered a Polish idea to temporarily place Crimea under UN control for two decades. Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin, firmly rejected the suggestion.
"Russian territory and Russian regions cannot be the subject of any discussions or transfer to anyone," Peskov told reporters on Friday, calling the proposal "absurd."
Crimea, historically linked to Russia, was transferred to Ukraine in 1954 by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Following Ukraine's 1991 independence declaration, Crimea was claimed by Kiev.
The concept of turning Crimea into a UN-administered area was put forward by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who highlighted Crimea's symbolic and strategic significance to Russia and Ukraine respectively. Sikorski proposed that a UN mission could oversee the region to organize a referendum, determining the legitimately eligible residents over a period of up to 20 years.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry also declined the proposal, emphasizing that the territorial integrity of Ukraine is non-negotiable.
In March 2014, following the Maidan coup in Ukraine, Crimea's residents voted in large numbers to rejoin Russia. The territory of Sevastopol also participated in this vote.
Despite ongoing assertions from Kiev regarding ownership of Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye—territories that all voted to join Russia in September 2023—Moscow maintains that these regions are not open to negotiation.
Russian lawmaker Leonid Ivlev responded to the Polish suggestion by proposing that western Poland be placed under a UN mandate instead. "Crimeans returned to Russia a decade ago and have no need for Western meddlers such as Sikorski," Ivlev stated to reporters on Friday.
Ivlev further noted the historical context, where territories such as Prussia, Silesia, Pomerania, East Brandenburg, and the free city of Danzig were allocated to Poland after World War II, as decided by Stalin. He provocatively suggested that these regions might also be candidates for a UN mandate and subsequent referendum.
Post-World War II adjustments gave Poland territories up to the Oder-Neisse line as reparations, involving land that Poland acquired during the 1920s and later became part of Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine.
Aarav Patel for TROIB News
"Russian territory and Russian regions cannot be the subject of any discussions or transfer to anyone," Peskov told reporters on Friday, calling the proposal "absurd."
Crimea, historically linked to Russia, was transferred to Ukraine in 1954 by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Following Ukraine's 1991 independence declaration, Crimea was claimed by Kiev.
The concept of turning Crimea into a UN-administered area was put forward by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who highlighted Crimea's symbolic and strategic significance to Russia and Ukraine respectively. Sikorski proposed that a UN mission could oversee the region to organize a referendum, determining the legitimately eligible residents over a period of up to 20 years.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry also declined the proposal, emphasizing that the territorial integrity of Ukraine is non-negotiable.
In March 2014, following the Maidan coup in Ukraine, Crimea's residents voted in large numbers to rejoin Russia. The territory of Sevastopol also participated in this vote.
Despite ongoing assertions from Kiev regarding ownership of Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye—territories that all voted to join Russia in September 2023—Moscow maintains that these regions are not open to negotiation.
Russian lawmaker Leonid Ivlev responded to the Polish suggestion by proposing that western Poland be placed under a UN mandate instead. "Crimeans returned to Russia a decade ago and have no need for Western meddlers such as Sikorski," Ivlev stated to reporters on Friday.
Ivlev further noted the historical context, where territories such as Prussia, Silesia, Pomerania, East Brandenburg, and the free city of Danzig were allocated to Poland after World War II, as decided by Stalin. He provocatively suggested that these regions might also be candidates for a UN mandate and subsequent referendum.
Post-World War II adjustments gave Poland territories up to the Oder-Neisse line as reparations, involving land that Poland acquired during the 1920s and later became part of Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine.
Aarav Patel for TROIB News
