Ukraine sees as futile Russia's attempts to instill into world tolerance towards occupation of Crimea
"At a time when repression continues in Crimea, the Russian Federation, abusing procedural opportunities, manipulatively sends its fake emissaries to various international events. Their main task is to justify aggressive policies and instill international tolerance for Russia's occupation of the Crimean peninsula. These efforts are futile," the statement reads.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that neither such openly propaganda operations of the Kremlin nor insignificant quasi-legal acts of the occupying power can change the legal status of Crimea as an integral part of Ukraine's territory within internationally recognized borders or change the common position of the international community in support of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Ukrainian diplomats called on the international community to step up joint efforts to debunk the myths of Russian propaganda, which is an element of Russian aggression and destabilizing actions against Ukraine and other democracies.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry also called unacceptable Russia's blockade of proper and unhindered access of international monitoring missions, primarily the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol pursuant to UN General Assembly resolutions 71/205, 72/190, 73/263 and 74/168.
The Russian delegation to the UN earlier initiated the holding on May 21 of an "informal videoconference" of the UN Security Council "with the participation of residents of Crimea."
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