Stunt and provocation was called by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavel Klimkin, the proposal of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the transfer of military equipment from the Russian peninsula to Kiev. The Foreign Minister said this during a press conference on Monday, January 22. "You all perfectly understand this trick of Russia: to show that we have some kind of dialogue about the occupied Crimea. We do not have any dialogue on any issues related to the status of the Crimea. And we will not do any things that could weaken our political or legal position, "Klimkin quotes the" Ukrainian Truth ". In his opinion, Putin's proposal testifies to an attempt to legalize the status of the peninsula. He also noted that Kiev did not receive an official address from Moscow in the form of a letter or diplomatic note. "I think this is absolutely understandable provocation, because if you look at the Hague Convention, it clearly states that the weapons are transferred only after reaching the world," - quotes Klimkin agency UNN.

He added that the Ukrainian side has carefully analyzed this situation, and does not intend to respond to the proposal from Moscow.

"We will not do anything to weaken either our political position or the legal position regarding the occupied Crimea," the foreign minister emphasized.. Recall, on January 11, Putin announced the readiness of Russia to transfer the remaining Ukrainian military equipment to the Crimea, including aircraft and ships. The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said on January 16 that no specific reaction of Kiev to this proposal has yet been made.