Ukraine Responds to Nicaragua’s Recognition of Occupied Regions

In a letter to Vladimir Putin, the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, declared that the occupied Ukrainian territories were part of Russia, leading to a warning from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry about the possible serious consequences of such a move.

The Gaze writes on it, referring to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. 

It should be recalled that on July 30, Nicaraguan President sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which he expressed his full support and officially recognized Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions as part of the Russian Federation.

If this information is confirmed, Ukraine will consider such actions a serious violation of international law and reserves the right to respond proportionately to this unfriendly step, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry stated in a commentary.

“The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, as well as the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions were and remain integral parts of Ukrainian territory. Any so-called "referendums," "consultations," or statements by the occupiers, as well as the "recognition" of these illegal actions by third countries, are legally null and void and have no legal consequences,” the statement reads.

In 2020, Ukraine has already imposed sanctions over Nicaragua's opening of an honorary consulate in the occupied Crimea and is now demanding that the Nicaraguan authorities officially deny the information about the recognition of the occupied territories, otherwise it will consider it a confirmation with all the ensuing consequences.

The Gaze previously informed that Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denounced the unauthorized visit of ambassadors from Chad, Guinea, and Burundi to Russian-occupied Crimea, describing it as a breach of international law and threatening potential sanctions.