The UN General Assembly has adopted the resolution “The Problem of Militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol, Ukraine, the Black and Azov Seas” initiated by Ukraine. This is reported by the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations, Ukrainska Pravda writes.
“The General Assembly of the United Nations has adopted a resolution initiated by Ukraine calling on Russia to withdraw its troops from the territory of the occupied Crimea and condemns the growing Russian military presence in the Black and Azov Seas”, the statement said.
The document emphasizes that the presence of Russian troops in Crimea is contrary to the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and threatens the security of other European states.