24 November 2025
During the fourth Parliamentary Summit of the Crimea Platform, delegations from Paraguay, Peru, the United Kingdom, and an expert from the Crimea Platform Network delivered speeches
“Policy of no recognition of occupied territories, sanction of crimes, and there should be financial accountability for the destruction of the environment. That’s the principles that Paraguay supports firmly. We recognize the importance of this effort to strengthen the international unity in front of coercion, violence and the violation of fundamental norms by Russia,” Juan Manuel Añazco Vera, President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Paraguay.
Juan Manuel Añazco Vera expressed his gratitude for the invitation to the Crimea Platform. He noted the work of the Ukrainian ambassador to Paraguay, emphasizing that his country condemns the occupation of Crimea as a crime and reaffirms that Crimea is Ukraine. On behalf of Paraguay, he called on the international community to ensure a just world where international principles are upheld.
“Peru reaffirms that any modification of borders should be resolved through peaceful means and according to the UN Charter, reflecting in this way our commitment to international law based on clear rules and the protection of human rights,” Rosangella Andrea Barbarán Reyes, Member of Congress of Peru.
Rosangella Andrea Barbarán Reyes expressed Peru’s solidarity with Ukraine, noting that Russia’s aggression has serious humanitarian and economic consequences, and assured that Peru is ready to support all international initiatives that lead to key decisions. Concluding her remarks, she expressed gratitude to the Ukrainian people for their heroic resistance and for defending the values discussed here at the Summit.
“I was a British diplomat for 40 years, and I never knew an international situation as dangerous and unpredictable as this. Successively, the British Government has stood firm with Ukraine from well before the 2022 aggression. Our armed forces have worked closely together, and now we do everything we can to supply equipment and economic support to Ukraine,” Peter Ricketts, Chair of House of Lords European Affairs Committee of the United Kingdom.
Peter Ricketts stressed that no peace agreement can demand the surrender of territory, and that Russia must instead withdraw its forces from Crimea and all other occupied regions of Ukraine. He emphasized compliance with the principles of the UN Charter, which guarantee Ukraine’s full right to determine its own security policy. He also noted that Russian aggression has already reshaped Europe’s security landscape, contributing to Sweden and Finland’s decision to join NATO. He called for maintaining momentum after the ceasefire and invited participants to the next Crimea Platform meeting, to be held in London.
“Any arrangement that freezes occupation lines, flatters the aggressor, grants amnesties for all war criminals, and sidelines people living under occupation does not end the conflict. We are in, except in such terms, would only reward their aggression and invite further escalation,” Daryna Pidhorna, Senior Lawyer at the Crimea Platform Expert Network.
Daryna Pidhorna recounted stories of human rights violations in occupied Crimea and pointed to numerous cases of persecution for taking a stand against the Russian occupation. She also drew attention to the widespread seizure of property and the unlawful relocation of people to Russia.