“Occupants have turned Crimea into a black hole in regard to human rights” – Kuleba

April 24, 2020

In an interview to the Foreign Affairs Journal, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that Russia favours the “right” Crimeans and pushes out the “wrong” ones, turning the peninsula into a “black hole” in regard to human rights, which has been repeatedly emphasized by UN General Assembly resolutions.

Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba condemned an article in the Foreign Affairs Journal that the majority of the population feels happy about life under Russian occupation since in Crimea there is no freedom of expression to reveal  political views contradicting the Kremlin’s line.

"Russia supports the" right "Crimeans and supplants the" wrong ", making Crimea the last example from several border zones where stateless people and foreigners cannot own land," – saidKuleba.

In addition, the occupants turned Crimea into a "black hole"  in regard to human rights, which has been repeatedly emphasized by UN General Assembly resolutions. there are at least 100 political prisoners on the peninsula.

Dmitry Kuleba emphasized that if such materials are published further, Ukraine will lose the chance to restore its territorial integrity, and the international community as a whole will lose the chance to achieve justice and respect for international law and human rights.