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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba welcomed the adoption by the UN General Assembly of a draft enhanced Ukrainian resolution on the Russian militarization of occupied Crimea. According to him, the updated resolution is a new element in the growing legal pressure on Russia.
Reports from the press service of the Chancellery.
“The adoption of the resolution indicates that the militarization of Crimea, which is being carried out by Russia as an occupying state, remains the focus of the international community, which regards the transformation of Crimea into a huge military base as a threat. direct to security and stability in the region, “Kuleba said.
According to him, the resolution condemns the Russian occupation of Crimea and points out that it represents a threat to international security.
“It is very important that the resolution contains a number of key elements. The resolution calls on the international community to consolidate efforts to vacate Crimea, including within the framework of the Crimean platform,” the minister stressed.
At the same time, Kuleba added that the resolution also notes that the Russian occupation is damaging the security and arms control architecture.
Furthermore, Russia’s occupation of the peninsula violates the stability of international arms verification and control regimes. In particular, the Open Skies Treaty, the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, the Vienna Document 2011 on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures.
In addition, Russia’s establishment of control over nuclear weapons storage facilities in Crimea may pose a threat to regional stability, the minister said.
He also added that the resolution calls on Russia to halt the militarization of education in Crimea, the school military training of Crimean children, the purpose of which is to proclaim their future service in the Russian armed forces.
“From now on, Ukraine has in its legal arsenal an additional convincing political and legal argument to promote the de-occupation of Crimea,” Kuleba added.
We will recall, on December 7, that the UN General Assembly supported Ukraine’s strengthened resolution on the militarization of Crimea. The draft resolution was supported by 63 countries, 17 opposed and another 62 abstained.
Before that, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution on human rights in occupied Crimea. The document calls for pressure on Russia to force it to comply with its international obligations.
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