Ukraine stands firm on Crimea, wants Russia out of all areas

Apr 14, 20230

Andreea Alexandru, Associated Press count

First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Emine Dzhaparova, grimaces during the first edition of the Black Sea Security Conference within the International Crimea Platform at the National Military Club in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, April 13, 2023.

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's foreign minister said Thursday his country won't budge from its demand that Russia withdraw its forces from Crimea, as well as from other parts of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed more recently, for the war to end.

Calling the conflict in Ukraine ''a bleeding wound in the middle of Europe,'' Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said all his country's territory must be treated equally in dealing with the Kremlin after its full-scale invasion more than 13 months ago.

''We are united by U.N. charter principles and the shared conviction that Crimea is Ukraine and it will return under Ukraine's control,'' Kuleba said, speaking by video link to a gathering in the Romanian capital, Bucharest.

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