Ukrainian leadership won't give up attempts to liberate Crimea from Russia - foreign minister

12:17, 07.10.2015 1 min read

Ukraine will not give up its attempts to make sure that Crimea again becomes its integral part, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said.

"The theme of Crimea won't vanish anywhere until Crimea is liberated from Russia," Klimkin said at a Verkhovna Rada session on Wednesday.

"We have no confidence in Russia, and no one in the civilized world has confidence in Russia - this is a proven fact," Klimkin said. "Our chance within the framework of the Normandy format and within the framework of another format is to use our power and also political and particularly sanction pressure of our friends and partners in order to force Russia to abide by key standards," Klimkin said.

The Russian leadership has repeatedly stated that, following a referendum in Crimea on March 16, 2014, in which over 90% of its participants voted in support of Crimea's becoming part of Russia, the Crimea issue has been closed once and for all.