The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reacted to the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the occupied Crimea on the anniversary of the annexation of the peninsula.

The ministry recalled that March 16 marked nine years since Russia held a fake " And on March 18, the Kremlin announced the illegal annexation of the peninsula. Then the so-called "

" Russia's occupation of the peninsula violated international law. Not a single civilized country in the world has recognized this,"

In September 2022, the Russian Federation tried to repeat the same "

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The Foreign Ministry noted that such propaganda ideas have no consequences for the territorial structure and internationally recognized borders of Ukraine.. And the liberation of all the territories of our state is only a matter of time.

" ) were carried out in 2022, already released by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The liberation of all other temporarily occupied territories will also definitely happen..

It is only a matter of time,"

The last time Putin visited the peninsula was in July 2020, when he visited the Zaliv shipyard in the city of Kerch, where he launched the ceremony of laying warships for the Navy. In December 2022, he came to the Crimean bridge, which was being repaired after the explosion.

On the eve of the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as the Commissioner for Children's Rights under the President of the Russian Federation Maria Lvova-Belova.