24 October 2023 ● News “When I imagine a future where we can work in stable rules based on orders and tackle global challenges together, there is no credible alternative for Ukraine to victory, and no credible alternative for Crimea,” – Mr. Roberts Zile,Vice-President of the European Parliament
24 October 2023 ● News “This platform is an important initiative and a common signal that says we need to respond more firmly to Russia’s aggression, which began in 2014, and we support Ukraine”, – Wolfgang Sobotka, the President of the National Council of the Republic of Austria
24 October 2023 ● News “The trauma experience will have lasting efforts, leading to a generation marked by scars, both visible and invisible”, – Claudia Arpa, the President of the Federal Council of the Republic of Austria
24 October 2023 ● News “We gathered here to address Russia’s illegal occupation of Crimea and its unjust and brutal detention of political prisoners and journalists, whose only crime is speaking truth to Russia`s lies”, — Marcy Kaptur, Co-chair of Ukrainian Caucus of the US House of Representatives.
24 October 2023 ● News “Freedom for Crimea is in the clear interest of not only Ukraine and the Black Sea nations, but the whole world”, – James Risch, Ranking Member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate of the United States of America
24 October 2023 ● News Francina Armengol, the President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain: “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a gross violation of international law and has serious consequences for the entire world: threat to food security, market destabilization, environmental damage and a humanitarian crisis”
24 October 2023 ● News “Canada stands with Ukraine. Our country demands that the Russian Federation immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraws its forces from Crimea as well as entirely from within the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine”, Raymonde Gagné, the Speaker of the Senate of the Parliament of Canada
24 October 2023 ● News “Ukraine has restored the Black Sea as a secure artery crucial for global food stability. The absence of agricultural exports could lead to the food price crisis and social chaos, posing a threat to dozens of different nations” – Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine.
24 October 2023 ● News “Since 1944, our kinsmen, our friends Crimean Tatars, have been suffering, and we have stood by them. Their rights should be protected, their identity has to be preserved and their status on the Crimean peninsula has to be strengthened”, Mr Numan Kurtulmuş, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye
24 October 2023 ● News “Dear colleagues, let our collective actions at this summit serve as a testament to our determination to realize our intentions. May this platform be a place where we work together to bring Crimea back to Ukraine. Let our joint and resolute efforts put an end to any instigations by dictators.” – Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk
24 October 2023 ● News “Russia’s vulnerabilities are becoming louder than the fear of the occupied people, and we see clear evidence that we have numerous allies in Crimea” – Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine.
24 October 2023 ● News “Even after so many months, Ukraine, you will not be alone!”, – Berbel Bas, President of the Bundestag, German politician, and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany