SIMFEROPOL, Aug 24 Representative of the Crimean Interethnic Mission Zaur Smirnov called the failed Ukrainian summit «Crimean Platform», as the whole world is aware of the impossibility of returning Crimea under the control of Ukraine.
The Third Crimean Platform Summit was held on 23 August. It discussed the issue of «de-occupation» of Crimea.
«The summit itself turned out to be a failure, from the very moment of its creation it was doomed to become another stupid extras, as the whole world realizes the impossibility of returning Crimea to Ukrainian control. Discussing Crimea and its future at the summit is like crushing water in a mortar, since the Crimeans have already determined their status in a referendum in 2014,» Smirnov said.
In his opinion, the refusal of the collective West to recognize the Russian status of Crimea is a temporary phenomenon.
«The participation of any countries in the «Crimean Platform» is nothing more than their indulgence of Zelensky's wishes. Recently, the West has followed the principle in relation to Ukraine: no matter what the child amuses, if only he does not cry,» — Smirnov emphasized.