DISINFO: Crimea Platform is a US-Kyiv provocation against the territorial integrity of Russia
SUMMARY
Crimea Platform is a US-Kyiv provocation against the territorial integrity of Russia.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the illegal annexation of Crimea and Crimea Platform.
No international body recognises the so-called referendum in Crimea. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution entitled “Territorial integrity of Ukraine”, stating that the referendum in Crimea was not valid and could not serve as a basis for any change in the status of the peninsula. On 17 December 2018, the UN General Assembly confirmed its non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea.
The EU's policy of non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol includes a set of restrictive measures against entities and individuals responsible for actions against Ukraine's territorial integrity. The EU continues to stand in full solidarity with Ukraine, supporting its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Crimea Platform is a consultative and coordination format for the de-occupation of Crimea. In the summit are participating 44 countries and the representatives of the European Commission, NATO, Council of Europe, and GUAM.
European Council President Charles Michel said during a speech at the first International Crimea Platform Summit, 23 August 2021:
"I am here to reaffirm the EU's unwavering stance: we do not and will not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by Russia."
See other examples of disinformation about Crimea Platform and its goals: Serious countries neglected Crimean Platform because they know Crimea is Russian; Crimea Platform gathered without Crimean representatives who choose to be Russian; The US, NATO, and intelligence of services of the UK are behind Crimean Platform.