Estonia calls on Russia to leave Crimea

By Interfax-Ukraine.

Published Feb. 26, 2021 at 12:46 pm

A person waves a Russian national flag and a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin as they celebrate the third anniversary of the annexation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation in Sevastopol on March 18, 2017.

Photo by AFP

Estonia calls on Russia to stop the persecution, release all political prisoners, abide by international law and leave the Crimean peninsula, the country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

“Crimea is Ukraine. 7 years have passed since the annexation. Our non-recognition policy remains unwavering. In solidarity with Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians, we urge Russia to stop the persecution, free all political prisoners, comply with international law, withdraw from the peninsula,” The Foreign Ministry of Estonia said on Twitter on Feb. 26.