President Petro Poroshenko stresses that Russia’s leadership violates international law by visiting the illegally annexed Crimea. “Of course, we are considering the actions of the Russian president as a brutal violation of international law,” Petro Poroshenko said during the press conference with the President of Slovakia, answering the question about the arrival of Russian president Putin to Crimea.

“I instructed our Ministry of Foreign Affairs to respond accordingly to violations of international law,” the Head of State said.

According to him, in this case, the actions of the Russian leadership only show complete neglect of international law. “And that is why the international community has imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation. And while this is continued, I am confident that sanctions will remain in force,” the President said.

“I want to emphasize separately and I want us to be heard in Russia – Crimea will not become Russian with these visits. Crimea is Ukraine. It was and it will always be,” Petro Poroshenko emphasized.