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Trump: “Crimea will stay with Russia”; Zelenskyy: “Only Ukrainians decide our territories”
Donald Trump's statements contain factual errors. At the time of Russia's military aggression in February 2014, Ukraine had no aspirations to join NATO. Since 2010, under President Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine had adopted a non-aligned status, formally renouncing its pursuit of NATO membership
Trump сriticizes Zelenskyy’s Crimea stance as Ukrainian President points out at Pompeo Declaration
Zelenskyy attached to his post on X a screenshot of the Crimea Declaration – the 2018 statement by Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of State during Trump's first administration, which reaffirmed the non-recognition of Russia's annexation of Crimea
Crimea’s future can only be determined by the indigenous Crimean Tatar people and Ukraine – Refat Chubarov
Chubarov reiterated that the Mejlis rejects any form of recognition of Russian control over Crimea, both de facto and de jure.
Russians kill at least 35 people in Sumy city center with two ballistic missile strikes on Palm Sunday (updated)
Reports on social media suggest that the strike hit the city centre
The International Criminal Court says Trump’s sanctions threaten the court’s existence
Trump's actions have had a "broad impact on the banking system, insurance, and IT systems of the ICC." Consequently, companies have ceased cooperating with the court, and staff members are leaving due to fear of persecution. This jeopardizes the functioning of critical court services, from paying staff salaries to conducting field investigations
The UN will reduce support for human rights programs due to funding cuts from the United States.
Shamdasani noted that activities will have to be scaled back in some countries, particularly Colombia and Iraq, while opportunities for reallocating funds will be sought in others. According to her, the program in Iraq, which supported torture victims and families of the disappeared, will have to be closed entirely
PEN Ukraine calls on writers worldwide not to remain silent and to resist the new tyranny
The writers called on their colleagues not to stand aside, to speak about the events in Ukraine, to appeal to the governments of their countries, to resist tyranny, and to garner international support. They stressed that light in the darkness can only appear through a common struggle
Trump must remember those Ukrainian prisoners dying in Russia – Nobel winner Matviichuk to US President
Matviichuk considers it abnormal when politicians talk about elections, minerals and concessions, but not about people. In her opinion, the human dimension must be returned to the negotiations. This must be done to stop the war and the loss of life
United States pauses military aid to Ukraine
The official said that the supply of all American military equipment not currently in Ukraine would be halted, including weapons en route by planes and ships or awaiting transit in Poland
The UN suspends humanitarian aid to some regions of Ukraine due to the reduction of funding from the United States
According to Guterres, cash-based programs, a crucial element of humanitarian assistance for one million people, have been suspended in the affected regions in Ukraine
Almost 60% of Ukrainian media face crisis as US support suspended – IMI survey
The immediate effects of the funding suspension have already manifested, with 7.5% of outlets reducing staff, 9.5% facing office space issues, 11% cutting content production, and 10.5% implementing salary reductions or transitioning to part-time work
No compromise on Crimea: Mejlis warns against false peace in Ukraine through territorial concessions
Speaking on behalf of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people, the Mejlis insists that any official negotiations to end the Russian-Ukrainian war must be predicated on restoring Ukraine's territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy asks Trump: What will you do if Putin doesn’t stop?
On the previous day, after Donald Trump's victory during the Republican primaries in Iowa the former U.S. President said: “I would bring Putin and Zelenskyy to the table and end the war…”
Street football banned in Crimea – and called it illegal rally
Participants of the banned match: "There are no sports events for young people in our city..."
New video of shootings was presented at trial of the Euromaidan case
Authors of the video are yet unknown...
Qualification Commission of Judges hides dossiers of candidates to Supreme Court
Imperfect legislation and lack of trust between the Qualification Commission of Judges and Public Integrity Council is one of the biggest challenges in competition to the Supreme Court
In Crimea security forces paralyzed the work of internet resource due to last year’s blog
Search with seizure of equipment was conducted in the editors office of the Novosti Sevastopolya
Ambulance arrived to activist Balukh in detention center
Doctor did not make a diagnosis and did not give any documents to confirm his visit
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“I hear your anger, your dreams, and your hope”: a letter to a peer under occupation from a 10th grader from the Kherson region
No one should ever be allowed to violate the rights of Indigenous peoples
What does just peace mean for Ukraine and why does Crimea remain a fundamental issue?
“The number is not answering, but I can hear you”: A letter to a peer in occupation from a 10th grade student
