Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky celebrated the 80th anniversary of the deportation of the Crimean Tatars by the Soviets and drew contrasts with Russia’s profession of Crimea.
“Today, as we celebrate the victims of the deportation of the Crimean Tatars and condemn Russia’s abuse of Crimea, we feel that Russian evil is not and will not be all-powerful,” he stated in his night video address on Saturday.
Soviet totalitarian Josef Stalin had the Crimean Tatars deported to Central Asia in contemporary Uzbekistan on May 18, 1944, due to their cooperation with the Wehrmacht and the German occupying forces.
They were just enabled to return after 1989 and today state their human rights were ignored by Russian occupying forces.
“The occupier’s time on our land is restricted, and its expulsion is unavoidable,” Zelensky stated.
Russia’s profession of Crimea in 2014 was a test of willpower for the world, he stated. “There was no sufficient action then, and [Russian President Vladimir] Putin chose he might grow out of Crimea and do more wicked with impunity.”
However with the intrusion of Ukraine over 2 years earlier, the Ukrainians’ will to withstand was awakened, he stated.
The historic point at that time with the deportation of the Crimean Tatars will never ever once again be a limited note in history for Ukraine. “Moscow will never ever have an opportunity to dominate our nation, our individuals, our awareness and our history,” stated Zelensky.