16:41 24.08.2018

U.S. reiterates its stance on non-recognition of Crimea annexation – Bolton

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U.S. reiterates its stance on non-recognition of Crimea annexation – Bolton

The United States reaffirmed its position on the non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea, both in the recent declaration of the administration of President Donald Trump, and during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, John Bolton, advisor to the U.S. president for national security issues, has said.

I believe that President Trump drew attention to solidarity and our support for independent Ukraine. You spoke about the declaration that we adopted on non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea. This all goes back to the American tradition of non-recognition of illegal annexations, beginning from 1931-1932 when Japan's annexation of Manchuria was not recognized, and the declaration of 1940 when the annexation of the Baltic republics was not recognized. This is a political signal from our side, which is of great importance. And we were happy to confirm this once again during the meeting between Presidents Trump and Putin in Helsinki, Bolton said before the meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv on Friday.

National Security Advisor of the United States thanked for the invitation to celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day.

It is not every year that I have an opportunity to celebrate two Independence Days in one year. For me, August 24 from today will be a special day, he said.

Bolton noted the opportunity to discuss the current situation in Ukraine, the challenges facing the country today and the issues of international format.

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