Will Crimea be returned to Ukraine after Putin leaves – Russia gave an answer

Even after the departure of Vladimir Putin from power and the complete change of the country’s political leadership, Russia will not immediately return the occupied Crimea.

This opinion was expressed in the program “Real Politics with Yevgeny Kiselev” on the Ukraine 24 TV channel by the Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov.

He considers the occupation of the Ukrainian peninsula to be one of the many crimes of the Putin regime, and the new government in the Russian Federation will have to play back this issue.

“In my opinion, this is a fundamental condition for the return of Russia to the camp of civilized states that respect law – both domestic and international.”– said the Russian politician.

At the same time, Kasparov warns that this point of view is not shared by all oppositionists in Russia.

“It seems to me that Khodorkovsky’s skepticism is connected with the fact that the Constituent Assembly, which, we hope, will have to resolve the issues of the Russian new state system, including the territories included in this new Russia, there will be a big fight there. Khodorkovsky believes that it is unlikely that it will be possible to gather a majority in this body in order to finally solve the Crimean problem. “– he explained.

According to him, the changes that will inevitably await Russia after the collapse of the Putin regime will force any Russian government to move towards full international recognition. The oppositionist believes that Moscow will have to resolve a large number of issues in Ukraine.

“I cannot imagine how the issue of Crimea can be taken out of the brackets of Russia’s relations with the civilized world. There are things that need to be addressed. This is the issue of the annexation of Crimea, and, of course, the elimination of the hotbed of banditry in Donbass, and the extradition of war criminals to Ukraine, and , most likely, some issues of reparations. This set of issues will take a long time. But in my opinion, the issue of Ukraine’s sovereignty over Crimea should be resolved immediately. “– added Kasparov.

Occupation of Crimea

• Crimea was occupied by Russia in March 2014 after a “referendum” was held, which was not recognized by either Ukraine or the world community. Including the “Crimean referendum” is not recognized by the UN.
• The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine officially announced on February 20, 2014 the beginning of the temporary occupation of Crimea and Sevastopol by Russia. On October 7, 2015, the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed the relevant law. International organizations recognized the occupation of Crimea as illegal and condemned Russia’s actions. Western countries have introduced a number of economic sanctions.
• The International Criminal Court (The Hague Tribunal) qualified the Kremlin’s actions as “an international armed conflict between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.” The Hague notes that this international conflict can be investigated according to the norms of the Rome Statute.

We will remind, recently, Putin was afraid of Zelensky’s statements about Crimea. The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov did not like the words of the Ukrainian leader in his address to the Verkhovna Rada, which is counting on the return of the peninsula. According to him, such rhetoric of Kiev does not bring direct negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation closer.

Meanwhile, the former leader of the “Right Sector” Dmitry Yarosh predicted the imminent collapse of Russia. Therefore, Moscow will need not only to resolve the issue of how to return Ukrainian land, but also how to retain its territories.