The Head of the Board of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, a member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Eskender Bariiev, said on the air of the ATR TV channel that the format for the de-occupation of Crimea cannot exist without the participation of the Russian Federation, but only those countries that seek to achieve one goal – the return of the peninsula to Ukraine should participate in the platform.
Bariiev, commenting on various statements of Ukrainian politicians regarding the Crimean platform, stressed that it is necessary to clearly understand the difference between formats and platforms. The head of the board of the CTRC explained that, indeed, the format for the de-occupation of Crimea cannot exist until the Russian Federation takes part in it. But the platform is another matter entirely.
“The platform for de-occupation is a circle of friends who must unite in order to strengthen sanctions against the Russian Federation, those officials who commit crimes against our citizens”,- he added.