Representative of Erdogan: When signing an agreement, Russia must return Crimea to Ukraine

Crimea will have to become part of the Ukrainian territory again if an agreement is signed between Russia and Ukraine. So said the official representative of Turkish President Ibrahim Kalyn in an interview with CNN.

“The annexation of Crimea by Russia is illegal, and Turkey’s position has not changed since 2014. Crimea is part of the Ukrainian territory. This should be the basis of any agreement that will be concluded [between the Russian Federation and Ukraine],” said Kalyn, Kalyn, The words of which are given by the Turkish TV channel TRT.

On the eve of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his video message to the participants of the Crimean Platform online Sammit in Kyiv, said that the mind of Crimea is critically important for both regional and global security and stability for maintaining the territorial integrity of Ukraine.