Crimea Platform

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed that Türkiye never recognized the annexation of Crimea, a situation he said has worsened the suffering of the region’s inhabitants.

The Turkish president, in a recorded message to the Crimea Platform Leaders’ Summit, stressed that the return of Crimea to Ukraine is a requirement of international law.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has renewed his call for a fair and lasting peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine to end the ongoing war, reaffirming Türkiye's strong support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty.

Bulgaria has pledged its unwavering support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's peace formula, as affirmed by Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Stefan Dimitrov during his inaugural address at the Conference on Security in the Black Sea, held under the auspices of the Crimean Platform.

Polish President Andrzej Duda, together with his counterparts from the Baltic states, Gitanas Nauseda of Lithuania, Egils Levits of Latvia and Alar Karis of Estonia, visited Kyiv on Wednesday.

The United States is deeply concerned by statements by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, in which he describes Crimea as "Russian". This is stated in a statement issued by the US Embassy in Bulgaria.

Ukraine Summoned the Bulgarian Ambassador due to President Radev's Statement on Crimea

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned our ambassador to Kiev Kostadin Kojabashev because of the words of Rumen Radev during the election debate yesterday with Prof. Anastas Gerdjikov. The head of state said Crimea "is currently Russian territory." Radev explained that his position is the same as in 2016 - "it is important to have pragmatism in foreign policy.