The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine considers the organization of the illegal Glubina international competition by the Defense Ministry of Russia on the temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula which started on August 27, 2020 under the Army-2020 International Army Games, evidence of Russia’s disregard for norms and principles of international law.
“The organization of this event, as well as the involvement of foreign representatives, in particular the Republic of Guinea and the Republic of Mozambique, is another attempt by Russia to legitimize its illegal presence on the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol at the international level,” the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine said.
The ministry said that Ukraine criticizes the illegal actions of Russia, as well as the violation by representatives of the Republic of Guinea and the Republic of Mozambique of the norms of international law and Ukrainian legislation.
“We draw attention to the need for all foreign citizens to comply with the current Procedure for entering and leaving the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. We once again emphasize the inevitable legal responsibility for its violation,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.
Russia is urged to immediately stop illegal acts against the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
