On the other hand, repression, murder, war and evil are spreading under the Russian flag, Zelenskyy said in a video also posted in the evening. In the video of a meeting with Muslim servicemen, including representatives of the Crimean Tatars, Zelenskyy said:
In eastern Ukraine, the city of Bakhmut continues to be fiercely disputed. According to British intelligence, Russia is gaining more territory.
07.04.2023 | 00:17 minutes
Many Crimean Tatars left the peninsula for fear of political persecution. Numerous members of the Muslim minority are in Russian custody. Crimea also has a large community of Tatars who have come to terms with Russian authorities. Zelenskyi stressed that the world will only return to living in peace and tranquility when the aggressor Russia is defeated and Crimea returns to Ukraine.
Nine years ago, Russia annexed Crimea. The peninsula is also disputed in the current Ukraine war. However, one hears little criticism of Russia.
03/18/2023 | 01:37min
Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 after the overthrow of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. The nuclear power has reacted to Ukraine’s plans to retake the peninsula by threatening to use all means at its disposal to prevent a reconquest.