Czech deputies visit annexed Crimea despite Ukraine’s ban
The Embassy of Ukraine in the Czech Republic protested the visit of the European Parliament Member Jaromir Kohlicek and Senator Jaroslav Doubrava to the Crimean territory annexed by Russia.
"We are talking about yet another reoccurring violation of the Ukrainian legislation by the mentioned politicians, who, despite repeated warnings, continue to ignore not only Ukrainian laws but also the international law," said the embassy’s statement.
The statement notes that most of the Czech politicians, as well as the Czech government, unequivocally support the territorial integrity of Ukraine and condemn Russia’s aggression, as well as the occupation of part of Ukrainian territory by Moscow.
"To somehow whitewash their crimes, Russia is chaotically searching around the world for politicians with a lower threshold of political hygiene, who are ready to participate in propaganda voyages to the occupied peninsula." Unfortunately, they found several such politicians in the Czech Republic, " said the diplomats' statement.
Ukraine reserves the right to apply the full range of sanctions, provided for by Ukrainian legislation, to the foreign citizens who unceremoniously and systematically violate the rules of entry into the occupied territories.
Please note, that this is not the first communists Kohlicek and Doubrava visit to the Crimea. For example, previously, they visited the peninsula in April to attend the forum in Yalta.
According to the Crimea news media reports, this time Kohlicek and Doubrava arrived to see the Navy Day parade. In addition to them, the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev also attended the parade.