{"id":37312,"date":"2015-06-30T23:14:39","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T23:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=27582"},"modified":"2015-07-02T11:59:14","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T08:59:14","slug":"27582-okupovannyj-krim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/27582-okupovannyj-krim","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Government Must Adopt Strategy on Occupied Crimea \u2013 Refat Chubarov"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kyiv, June 30, 2015 \u2013 Until the National Security and Defense Council adopts a strategy on occupied Crimea and the President approves it, it is inappropriate to discuss the newly created State Agency on Crimea\u2019s activities. During a panel discussion titled \u201cCrimea–Memories, Reality and Vision\u201d, held at the Ukraine Crisis Media Center, the Head of the Mejlis of Crimean Tatar people, Refat Chubarov, said that state policymakers are back-paddling because they do not understand the importance of a strategy in Crimea. He noted, \u201cStrategy is not somebody\u2019s whim or a word in fashion. Strategy drives many daily practical decisions. It provides direction on how we must protect the rights of Ukrainians who remain in Crimea.\u201d<\/p>\n

The State Agency on Crimea\u2019s director, Aslan Omer Kyrymly, blames bureaucracy for the delay in defining policy on Crimea. Although civil society organizations have already submitted their proposed strategies, the government must make the final decision. Among other issues, Kyrymly noted the European diplomats\u2019 crucial role and clear position regarding the occupied peninsula. He stated, \u201cDiplomats and the entire international community took the civilized side and did not support the Crimean annexation. This was a turning point when the civilized world told the aggressors that in the twenty-first century, countries of the civilized world will not accept aggression, disorder, or brutal violent acts toward an independent Ukraine\u201d.<\/p>\n

In the course of the discussion, Olha Skrypnyk, Deputy Head of the Crimea Field Mission on Human Rights noted the system in Crimea aims to subdue any resistance or pro-Ukrainian viewpoints of Ukrainian citizens who remain in the occupied territory. She stated that there are no means of legal protection in Crimea\u2014\u201cIt is the ephemeral nature of the Russian law \u2013 even if it is applied there, it is for the purpose of continuing repression.\u201d She called for the Ukrainian government to differentiate between the issues of territorial control, and the circumstances of those who remain nearly forgotten in Crimea. She noted that non-residential status of people in Crimea is discriminatory and that authorities must regulate the new administrative border crossing procedures. Skrypnyk also called for regulation to prevent authorities from refusing entry to foreign nationals. She emphasized that blocking foreign nationals from crossing the administrative border stops lawyers\u2014who actively engage with Ukraine\u2014from effectively defending Crimean residents. \u201cIt is understandable that decisions need to be made as to economic activities and trade but not to the detriment of civilians. We need to understand that if the government implements a full blockade, we will loose Crimea and our connection with the people there,\u201d she underlined.<\/p>\n

Her Excellency Dr. Argita Daudze, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Latvia to Ukraine, traveled to Crimea in spring 2014. She emphasized that although Latvia\u2019s EU Council Presidency is drawing to a close, Latvia will continue to support Ukraine\u2019s territorial integrity and Crimea as part of that territory. \u201cThe policy of non-recognition of the annexation is a basis that will help return the situation to its pre-occupation condition,\u201d said the Ambassador. She added that closer cooperation with the EU is needed and that not only public institutions but also civil society must advocate for the return of Crimea.<\/p>\n

The former Ambassador of Lithuania to Ukraine, Petras Vaitiek\u016bnas, said that to change the EU position, \u201cone needs to understand the EU\u2019s mindset and how to appeal to the hearts of Europeans.\u201d He called on Ukrainians to implement reforms inside the country and on the West to provide financial support and weapons. \u201cWe need to stop Putin and help Ukraine,\u201d he underlined. Vaitiek\u016bnas also noted that fault lies both with the weak position of the EU and with Ukraine itself. He elaborated that throughout the entire course of its independence, Ukraine has not pursued a clear geopolitical agenda \u2013 in particular toward the EU or NATO. Vaitiek\u016bnas characterized the current state of affairs in a straightforward manner: Russia\u2019s war, or more precisely Putin\u2019s war, against Ukraine. \u201cTwo nations are fighting because one of them said that it wants to belong to the European civilization,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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