Embassy: Secretary Pompeo’s Crimea Declaration remains firm U.S. policy

 “Secretary Pompeo’s Crimea Declaration remains firm U.S. policy: We do not, and will not, recognize the Kremlin’s claims of sovereignty over territory seized by force, in contravention of international law,” the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine posted on Facebook.

February 20 is the official date of the beginning of the temporary occupation of Crimea, which was determined by the resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine "On the Statement of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine "On Countering the Armed Aggression of the Russian Federation and Overcoming its Consequences" of April 21, 2015.

The Crimea Declaration is the document in the form of a press statement by U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, rejecting Russia’s attempted annexation of Crimea and pledging to maintain this policy until Ukraine’s territorial integrity is restored.

The declaration was made public by the U.S. Department of State on July 25, 2018, ten days after the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.

The Crimea Declaration text was handed over to Ukraine’s Presidential Commissioner for Crimean Tatar People Mustafa Dzhemilev who was visiting the United States at that time.

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