President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stressed that Russia could turn a blind eye to the liberation of Crimea, just as it did during the retreat from other occupied Ukrainian territories.

Source: Zelenskyy at the opening of the Crimean Platform summit

Quote: "Ukraine has shown that the liberation of our land in the course of combat operations was no accident. It is well-deserved, thanks to the heroism of our people and the defence support of our partners.

...Ukrainian forces are moving forward against all odds. No matter what anyone says, they are moving forward. And when Russia retreats from the occupied territories, it simply turns a blind eye to this, to its weakness. Similarly, Russian society can turn a blind eye to the occupiers' retreat from Crimea."

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Details: Zelenskyy pointed out that the main task of the Crimean Platform is to prepare for liberation. He stressed that "Ukraine understands how it will go and how many steps it needs to take to do so".

Zelenskyy also commented on the statements about "trading territories" with Russia.

Quote: "When someone in the world talks about our territory occupied by Russia, it is not about land, but about children, parents and families.

...Ukraine does not trade territories because Ukraine does not trade people. That's it. And all of you here, you do agree that human life is priceless."

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