Considering Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s recent statement, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called Mikhail Yezhel for consultations.
Ukraine also sent a diplomatic note to the Belarusian side. It reads that the Belarusian leader’s statements do not conform with the international law and the stance of most countries which condemned Russia’s acts while annexing Crimea, Yevhen Perebyinis, spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, said at today’s briefing.
Ukraine should remain one and undivided, but Crimea is de facto part of Russia, Aliaksandr Lukashenka told reporters in Minsk on Sunday after casting his ballot in elections for the Minsk City Soviet (council).
‘Unlike Ossetia, Abkhazia and so on, Crimea is not an independent state. Today Crimea is part of the Russian Federation. Now you cay recognize this fact or not, but this will change nothing,’ Mr Lukashenka said.
