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“Ukraine will never recognise Russia’s occupation of Crimea and will continue to work for its deoccupation using all available diplomatic and legal tools. Crimea is Ukraine – and it will return.” ~ @mfa_ukraine 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦

#Repost @mfa_ukraine with @use.repost_ . . . Twelve years ago, Russia staged an illegal sham “referendum” in Ukraine’s Crimea under the guns of Russian troops. Just days later, Moscow used this fabricated vote as a pretext to attempt the illegal annexation of the peninsula.

The occupation of Crimea is a gross violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as fundamental principles of international law, including the UN Charter. The attempted annexation has been widely condemned by the international community, and the vast majority of the world does not recognise Russia’s claim over the peninsula.

Since the occupation began, Crimea has faced repression, human rights abuses, and persecution.

People are intimidated, detained, and imprisoned for their views, identity, or faith. Hundreds have faced politically motivated prosecutions, and nearly 300 people remain imprisoned by Russia. Crimean Tatars have been especially targeted. We demand the immediate release of Crimea’s political prisoners.

Ukraine will never recognise Russia’s occupation of Crimea and will continue to work for its deoccupation using all available diplomatic and legal tools. Crimea is Ukraine – and it will return.

Turns out Speaker Mike Johnson was a beneficiary of Russian campaign funds for his political career! He and GOP congresspersons must join to pass Ukraine Aid and end hostage taking with unrelated crisis.

In fact GOP initially wanted a “stand alone” bill! May be someone could talk some sense into the Speaker, he has a job to do, “legislating”, and not play hostage games!

"A group of Russian nationals were able to donate to newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson's campaign in 2018 by funneling the money through a U.S. company." – Ewan Palmer

One of the men behind the company, Nikolaev, an oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, was also found to have financially backed Maria Butina, a Russian citizen who lived in Washington D.C. Butina was sentenced to 18 months in prison in 2019 after admitting to acting as an unregistered foreign agent to infiltrate conservative political groups and influence foreign policy to Russia's benefit before and after the 2016 election.” More at https://www.newsweek.com/house-speaker-mike-johnson-donations-russia-butina-1838501

“We believe that this text actually shows that Russia failed to «export» to the BRICS summit participants its neo-imperialist views on changing the world order and global security architecture through its aggression against Ukraine.” ~ @mfa_ukraine 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦

#Repost @mfa_ukraine with @use.repost . . . The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has drawn attention to paragraph 36 of the final declaration of the BRICS summit in Kazan dedicated to Ukraine, in which its participants merely recalled their national positions, their commitment to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, as well as to peaceful settlement and diplomacy.

We believe that this text actually shows that Russia failed to «export» to the BRICS summit participants its neo-imperialist views on changing the world order and global security architecture through its aggression against Ukraine.

Moscow’s attempts to impose the idea of an allegedly alternative position of the so-called Global South on Russian aggression against Ukraine have failed once again.

The declaration demonstrated that the BRICS as an association does not have a single position on Russian aggression against Ukraine. We are convinced that this is due to the support of the vast majority of these countries for the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, as also stated in the declaration. Such support is incompatible with support for aggression or changing borders by force and, therefore, incompatible with support for Russia and its war of aggression against Ukraine.

The BRICS summit, which Russia planned to use to divide the world, has once again demonstrated that the world majority stands with Ukraine in its intention to guarantee a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace based on respect for international law and the UN Charter, including the principle of territorial integrity within internationally recognized borders.