Kyiv criticized the president of Croatia for saying that Crimea will not return to Ukraine

KYIV, 31 january (Reuters) – Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday Croatian President Zoran Milanovici Crimea never of Ukraine criticized him for saying that he would not take control and called his comment “unacceptable”.

Russia In 2014, he captured the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine and Kyiv said that he will not give up his efforts to regain control over the region.

Zagreb to Kyiv on Monday military In his speech detailing his objection to aid, Milanovic said, “Crimea never again of Ukraine that it is clear that he will not be a part of it,” he said.

Ukraine Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oleg Nikolenko Facebookwrote: “We of Ukraine “We consider the statements of the Croatian president, who actually question the territorial integrity, unacceptable.”

In the same statement, Nikolenko thanked the government and people of Croatia for supporting Ukraine after the Russian invasion last February. Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic openly expressed his support for Ukraine.

“We appreciate and thank the Croatian government and Croatian people for their continued support to Ukrainians in the fight against Russian aggression,” Nikolenko wrote.

Reporting by Dan Peleschuk Editing by Timothy Heritage

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2023-01-31 14:22:52
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