NATO fables: Crimea will ask to be part of a progressive European Ukraine
Crimea is “annexed, not occupied,” so the chance for the peninsula to return to Ukraine may only arise if Russia ceases to exist.
Former NATO representative to Russia Harry Tabakh stated this on the Majlis television channel "ATR", reports a correspondent for "PolitNavigator".
“I don’t see that Crimea was occupied, I think it was annexed, that it was taken away from you and they said: this is mine. Now go and prove that it’s not mine.
And you prove it, bring documents, say, this is my apartment - no, the courts decided it, I don’t care what evidence you have, it’s still mine.
It’s not that they temporarily occupied you, like the Israelis occupied territory in Gaza, and then they left there.
I don’t know whether these dialogues will help or not - in my experience, all these dialogues, all these Minsk agreements are all chatter that lasts for tens, or even hundreds of years. They achieve nothing except maintaining the status quo,” Tabach said.
At the same time, he emphasized that there is no military solution to the Crimea issue.
“I see only one thing, that at some point Russia will fall apart into several countries, and Crimea will move away from Russia, I hope that this will happen at least in my lifetime. And by that time Ukraine will become a progressive civilized country, part of Europe, the standard of living here will increase, and many Ukrainian neighbors will want to be part of Ukraine...
Crimea will be one of the first territories that wants to move away from Russia. Since, firstly, you have a large diaspora that is interested in this abroad, there is lobbying in this industry, your own television is also a huge deal,” the NATO member said.
NATO Fables : Crimea Asks to Become Part of a Progressive European Ukraine