IN Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia there is a group that is working to counter the holding of the Crimean Platform summit – Ukraine’s initiative to return the occupied peninsula.
About this in an interview Radio Svoboda May 1 said the head Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba… He clarified that Moscow sees a threat to itself in this initiative. (to watch the video, scroll the page to the end).
“There is a whole group in the Russian Foreign Ministry whose task is to” overwhelm “the summit of the Crimean platform. That is, they take this initiative very seriously. While in Ukraine they say that this is some kind of formality, in Russia they actually consider the Crimean platform a serious threat and They are seriously opposing it, “the minister explained.
Kuleba added that Ukraine is waiting for the United States to decide on a representative at the summit, because many other states are guided by this country.
“We were assured that the United States will definitely take part. There are quite a few countries that are guided by the United States, and they are waiting for the United States to finally confirm. We know that they are ready to arrive, but there is a diplomatic game,” he said.
The Foreign Minister added that in addition to the United States, there are already a number of confirmations from the leaders of other countries who are ready to participate in the Crimean platform.
As reported OBOZREVATEL, the United States Department of State announced its readiness take part in the summit and expressed support for the initiative of Ukraine.
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