The European Union will never recognize the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula as legally Russian, the bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on April 22.

Kallas’ comments come in response to reports that the recognition of Crimea as Russian territory is being considered as part of a U.S.-backed proposal to end the war in Ukraine.

“Crimea is Ukraine,” Kallas told the AFP.

  • Maalus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    171·
    1 day ago

    Because it isn’t a reasonable question, it is a russian propaganda question that leads to “but they voted to join Russia” which you then need to counter further with “with literal soldiers standing there and checking your ballot for the right answer”.

      • nico198X@feddit.nlEnglish
        3·
        7 hours ago

        Ukraine decides. EU is supporting the intergrity of Ukraine which was unjustly violated by Russia.

      • Maalus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        8 hours ago

        What do you mean? Crimea was Ukrainian, it was invaded and then pulled into Russia. EU doesn’t have to “decide” anything, it was an invasion and against the law, therefore invalid.