Doubts over Crimea will open way to hell - Lithuanian FM
Photo: Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys (facebook.com urministerija)
There can be no discussions about Crimea's belonging. Doubts about the peninsula's belonging will open a portal to hell, says Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys.
He emphasized that the Russian occupation and annexation of Crimea, which contradict international law, are completely out of bounds. The Lithuanian Foreign Minister emphasized that from the point of view of international law, Crimea is an integral part of Ukraine, and there can be no discussions about it.
According to Budrys, talking about Crimea's belonging can set a bad example to others that by occupying a territory and holding it for several years, one can claim it.
"By questioning the principles of international law, the question of Crimea's belonging, we are opening a hell from which such devils will come out that you cannot put them back," he said.
The Minister added that Lithuania will never agree to violations of international law - "raping a state, taking away territory, saying that everything is fine, you have become smaller, this is the way to hell."
US may recognize Crimea as Russian
On April 19, Bloomberg reported that the United States may recognize Crimea as Russian as part of a peace deal.
Western media noted that, according to Donald Trump's peace plan, Ukraine should recognize Crimea and other occupied territories as part of Russia, renounce NATO, and more.
Speaking to journalists on April 22, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine would not recognize any of its territories as Russian.
After a meeting between representatives of Ukraine, Europe, and the United States in London on April 23, which was ignored by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump said that Zelenskyy's statements complicated the settlement of the war.
