Weak reaction to Russia’s occupation of Crimea allowed growth of Russian aggression – Zelenskyy

Weak reaction to Russia’s occupation of Crimea allowed growth of Russian aggression – Zelenskyy

“Russia turned Crimea into a large military prison camp and tens of thousands of people became its victims.  Crimea became a springboard for attacks on the free territory of our country. The weak and not principled enough reaction [of world] in 2014 and later enabled Russian aggression growing to such a scale,”  Zelenskyy said in his evening address, adding that he invited French President Macron to join the Crimean Platform. 

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