Chubarov is shocked: Türkiye partially recognized Russian Crimea
Kyiv, November 17 (PolitNavigator, Maxim Karpenko) - The Turkish authorities do not properly respond to the facts of Turkish ships calling at the ports of Crimea, although Ankara should have banned such visits altogether. Chairman of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis Refat Chubarov stated this on the air of the “Issue of National Security” program.
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According to him, Turkey, without reacting to such facts, partially recognizes the Russian ownership of Crimea.
“Ships of any commercial organizations cannot sail to those territories where international law is violated and where repression is committed against people. Or then those who do this should be called accomplices. From my point of view, any Turkish captain who leads a ship to these territories is not just an accomplice of the occupiers, but also an accomplice of murderers who steal or allow people to be stolen,” Chubarov said.
As PolitNavigator reported, in March, Verkhovna Rada deputy Mustafa Dzhemilev said that during negotiations with the Turkish leadership he proposed that Ankara close the Bosphorus Strait to Russia in response to Moscow’s actions in Crimea.
As a result, the Turkish side, Dzhemilev admitted, stated that it could take such a step only if an appropriate decision was made by NATO, but not independently. The deputy also recalled that Turkey has a large trade turnover with Russia and receives 50% of gas from the Russian Federation.
Chubarov is shocked : Turkey has partially recognized Russia's Crimea.