Media: at a closed meeting in Kiev, Pompeo said that 'Crimea is lost' for Ukraine forever
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who visited Ukraine on January 31, said at a private meeting in Kiev that Crimea was lost for Ukraine, writes New Time.
This position was expressed by Pompeo at a meeting with Crimean activist Emina Dzhaparova, who asked the head of American diplomacy to keep “Crimea in the spotlight of US foreign policy”, as well as help with organizing a conference on the Crimean issue in the American capital.
“Crimea is lost. World players understand this. Ukraine gave Crimea, and Russia is not one of those who can take something away, ”the US Secretary of State quoted NV as saying to the publication by an unnamed participant in the meeting with Mr. Pompeo.
The Secretary of State called things by their proper names: in particular, the aggression of Russia by aggression and outlined three areas for deepening the bilateral dialogue with Kiev: the rule of law, improving the investment climate, strengthening the defense capability of Ukraine, the newspaper notes.
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“A vibrant and free civil society is critical to a thriving democracy. Nice to hear from Ukraine's #civil society and business leaders about the country's reform agenda and how we can work together to improve the investment climate and prosperity of our countries,” Pompeo said on Twitter after the meeting.
Mike Pompeo visited Kiev during a tour of the post-Soviet countries.
The visit was the first part of a trip in which it was planned to visit Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, four states that were believed to be in Moscow’s attraction after the collapse of the USSR, the newspaper notes.
In addition to the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, the diplomat met with the heads of the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Defense and Ukrainian activists.
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