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Erdogan: Crimea is Ukrainian

Returning Crimea to Ukraine is a requirement of international law, Turkish president said

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today that Turkey's position regarding support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine remains unchanged, reports Anadolu Agency.

Erdoğan sent a video message to the participants of the Crimean Platform Summit opening in Kyiv.

The return of Crimea to Ukraine is a requirement of international law, Erdogan also said.

We sincerely hope that the war in Ukraine will end with the achievement of a just and lasting peace based on the preservation of the country's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence, the Turkish head of state said.