Ipse by Tag - Crimea

Vladimir Medinsky

Inserted 2 years ago

“The preservation and development of Ukraine's neutral status, a demilitarization of Ukraine, a whole range of issues related to the size of the Ukrainian armed forces are being discussed. Ukraine is proposing the Austrian, Swedish versions of a neutral demilitarized state, which is a state that has an army and a navy. All these issues are being discussed at the level of the leadership of the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries. Ukraine holds neutrality at the moment. Neutrality is enshrined in Ukraine's Declaration of Sovereignty and was the condition under which Ukraine seceded from the Soviet Union. Certainly, the key issue for us is the status of Crimea and Donbass and some humanitarian issues including de-Nazification, the rights of Russian-speaking people and the status of the Russian language and so on.”

Tass

Russian President's Assistant

16 Mar 2022 12 2

Jonah Hull

Inserted 2 years ago

“It has been in the air for days now that the possibility is there - that the Russian forces that have been extending their gains north of Crimea, through Kherson and onwards through the town of Mykolaiv, may well try to double back on Odesa and join up with a naval landing from elements of the Black Sea fleet that have been hovering on the horizon there for several days. That's been talked about - whether Zelenskyy is referring to specific intelligence or not it's not clear.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist

06 Mar 2022 7 2

Hanna Shelest

Inserted 2 years ago

“[It's a significant advance] also because nearby Kherson, you have access to freshwater that supplies Crimea. As for now, Russians are trying to get access from Crimea to the shore … and they are assaulting both ways - to the east in the direction of Luhansk and Mariupol, and to the west in direction of Kherson, Nikolaev [Mykolaiv] and Odesa.”

Aljazeera

Director of security programmes at the Ukrainian Prism think-tank

03 Mar 2022 9 4

Ruslan Leviyev

Inserted 2 years ago

“This is definitely not an exercise. There are many facts that contradict that idea. This region is not on the schedule for the exercises, but some rather impressive forces have been placed there. It is not just some sort of field camp for soldiers to be moved to the firing ranges. No, this is a forward camp for offensive equipment. The exercises are only set to last 10 days. Even the minimal time periods that soldiers have been told of do not match the official dates of the exercises. We see them [Russian forces] in the Bryansk, Kursk, and Rostov regions and on the territory of the annexed Crimea region. In all these locations there are troops and equipment, although the exercises are taking place in Belarus.”

Rferl

Founder of the nongovernmental Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT)

14 Feb 2022 6 5

Svetlana Gannushkina

Inserted 2 years ago

“This war, if it is unleashed, will become an indelible stain on the history of Russia. It will not be forgotten and not forgiven for centuries. Our authorities say that Russians and Ukrainians are one people. In fact, almost all of us have relatives and friends in Ukraine. But Russia and Ukraine must respect each other's sovereignty. Russia has already violated this principle by annexing Crimea and intervening in the Donbas. We, the citizens of Russia, are responsible for this. We must finally learn at least one commandment and stop killing our own kind.”

Aljazeera

Mathematician and leading member of Russia’s oldest human rights NGO Memorial

03 Feb 2022 4 4

Vladimir Putin

Inserted 2 years ago

“Ukraine's accession to NATO could lead to a situation where Ukrainian authorities launch a military action to reclaim control over Crimea or areas controlled by Russia-backed separatists in the country's east. Imagine that Ukraine becomes a NATO member and launches those military operations. Should we fight NATO then? Has anyone thought about it?”

Cbc

President of Russia

01 Feb 2022 4 2

James Kariuki

Inserted 2 years ago

“In 2014, Russia denied to this council the presence of its forces in Crimea. In reality, its soldiers were annexing part of an independent, democratic Ukraine. Today, Russia denies that its forces are posing a threat to Ukraine. But yet again we see disinformation, cyberattacks and destabilising plots directed against an independent, democratic country.”

Aljazeera

UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations

31 Jan 2022 5 3

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 2 years ago

“I will say realistically if Russia decides to enhance their escalation, of course, they are going to do this on those territories where historically there are people who used to have family links to Russia. Russia needs a pretext: They will say that they are protecting the Russian-speaking population. After the occupation and the annexation of Crimea, we understand that this is feasible and may happen. But I don't know what they are going to do because these are big cities. Kharkiv has over 1 million citizens. It's not going to be just an occupation; it's going to be the beginning of a large-scale war.”

Kyivpost

President of Ukraine

21 Jan 2022 6 2

Maxar Technologies

Inserted 2 years ago

“Over the past month, our high-resolution satellite imagery has observed a number of new Russian deployments in Crimea as well as in several training areas in western Russia along the periphery of the Ukraine border.”

Reuters

Statement by Maxar Technologies

24 Dec 2021 4 2

Vladimir Putin

Inserted 2 years ago

“If our western counterparts continue a clearly aggressive line, we will undertake proportionate military-technical countermeasures and will respond firmly to unfriendly steps. I'd like to stress that we are fully entitled to do that. What the United States is doing in Ukraine is at our doorstep. And they should understand that we have nowhere further to retreat to. Under their protection they are arming and urging on extremists from a neighbouring country at Russia. At Crimea, for instance. Do they think we'll just watch idly?”

Theguardian

President of Russia

21 Dec 2021 3 3

Janez Janša

Inserted 2 years ago

“I'm worried because the military concentration, especially on the Ukrainian border with Russia (is) very strong. And so there is no doubt that Russia is using military power to make pressure … we are prepared to avoid such kind of surprises we met during the occupation of Crimea.”

Aljazeera

Prime Minister of Slovenia

16 Dec 2021 4 3

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 2 years ago

“I do not rule out a referendum on Donbas in general. It might be about Donbas, it might be about Crimea, it might be about ending the war in general. So it may be that someone, this or that country can offer us certain conditions.”

Aljazeera

President of Ukraine

11 Dec 2021 3 3

Dmytro Kuleba

Inserted 2 years ago

“The potential recognition of the occupied Crimea by Belarus will be a point of no return in our bilateral relations, and we will act respectively. Because for us, Crimea is not a field for compromises.”

Aljazeera

Foreign Minister of Ukraine

01 Dec 2021 3 2

Alexander Lukashenko

Inserted 2 years ago

“After the referendum, Crimea also became de jure Russian.”

Aljazeera

President of Belarus

30 Nov 2021 5 4

Bobo Lo

Inserted 2 years ago

“There is no grand conspiracy against the West. What this is, is a classic great power relationship, meaning it's driven by common interests, rather than shared values. By supporting each other, China and Russia gain critical dividends including reinforcing the legitimacy and stability of their respective regimes. Defence cooperation allows Moscow to project Russian influence on the world stage while Beijing is able to gain access to Russia's advanced military technology and operational experience. The relationship also allows Moscow to fill the technological gap left by the withdrawal of Western companies in Russia following sanctions imposed in the aftermath of the annexation of Crimea. And Chinese investment in technology has been absolutely critical to the realization of Russia's Arctic LNG projects.”

Aljazeera

Former Australian diplomat and an independent international relations analyst

25 Nov 2021 (approx) 7 6

Nigel Gould-Davies

Inserted 2 years ago

“It's the strongest, closest and best relationship that the two countries have had since at least the mid-1950s. And possibly ever. The current state of affairs is exceptional. Ties have developed very rapidly, really within the past 10 years, accelerating in the wake of Western sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Crimea in 2014. Both countries are ruled by anti-democratic regimes that share a strong common interest in resisting the influence of liberal Western values within their own countries. They also have a strong shared interest in undermining the states and alliances, beyond their own borders, that embody liberal values. So, their main common interest is in effect, an ideological one - they seek to undermine the democratic and liberal West.”

Aljazeera

Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

25 Nov 2021 5 3

Rumen Radev

Inserted 2 years ago

“Crimea is Russian, what else can it be?”

Balkaninsight

President of Bulgaria

18 Nov 2021 (approx) 2 3

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 2 years ago

“Today the UN is like a retired superhero who has forgotten what he could do. He considers himself a burden, a weak, frail, useless old man whose life was in vain. [Russia fueling the ongoing war in eastern Ukraine and Russia's occupation of the Crimean Peninsula] Isn't it evidence of an international crime? Isn't it proof of impunity and disrespect for international law? Moreover, the Russian Federation itself officially declares it. And it forces our citizens of Ukraine to take part in the elections to the Russian parliament. And if the UN does not react efficiently and strongly to this, is that proof that it is too late to revive the UN?”

Rferl

President of Ukraine

22 Sep 2021 8 4

Charles Michel

Inserted 2 years ago

“Ukraine will never be alone in that Crimea is Ukraine. Unfortunately, Russia continues to act in ways that multiply the negative impact of the annexation. The continued militarisation of the peninsula heavily affects the security situation in the Black Sea region.”

Aljazeera

President of the European Council

23 Aug 2021 5 2

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 2 years ago

“I will personally do everything possible to return Crimea so that it becomes part of Europe together with Ukraine.”

Aljazeera

President of Ukraine

23 Aug 2021 2 2

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“Over the past month, our high-resolution satellite imagery has observed a number of new Russian deployments in Crimea as well as in several training areas in western Russia along the periphery of the Ukraine border.”

“I'm worried because the military concentration, especially on the Ukrainian border with Russia (is) very strong. And so there is no doubt that Russia is using military power to make pressure … we are prepared to avoid such kind of surprises we met during the occupation of Crimea.”

“I do not rule out a referendum on Donbas in general. It might be about Donbas, it might be about Crimea, it might be about ending the war in general. So it may be that someone, this or that country can offer us certain conditions.”

“The potential recognition of the occupied Crimea by Belarus will be a point of no return in our bilateral relations, and we will act respectively. Because for us, Crimea is not a field for compromises.”

“After the referendum, Crimea also became de jure Russian.”

“Crimea is Russian, what else can it be?”

“Ukraine will never be alone in that Crimea is Ukraine. Unfortunately, Russia continues to act in ways that multiply the negative impact of the annexation. The continued militarisation of the peninsula heavily affects the security situation in the Black Sea region.”

“I will personally do everything possible to return Crimea so that it becomes part of Europe together with Ukraine.”

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