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Volodymyr Zelensky creates Crimea liberation council
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree regarding the creation of an advisory council on the liberation of the territory of Crimea and Sevastopol, Pravda reported on Monday (August 15), the Anews said.
According to the presidential decree, the presidential advisory council is supposed to be "promoting the coordination of the measures regarding the liberation, reintegration, and restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine."
It also should promote the "protection of the rights and interests of citizens of Ukraine; overcoming the consequences and compensation for damage caused to the Ukrainian state, its citizens and legal entities due to the armed aggression and temporary occupation of part of the territory of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, as well as projects and activities within the framework of the activities of the Crimean Platform".
Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President's office, is going to have to submit proposals about the composition of the Advisory Council within a month.
The decree took effect on the day of its publication, 15 August 2022.
Crimea is a peninsula in Eastern Europe. It is situated along the northern coast of the Black Sea, and has a population of 2.4 million, made up mostly of ethnic Russians with significant Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar minorities, among others.
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In 2014 Crimea saw intense demonstrations against the removal of the Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych culminating in pro Russian forces occupying strategic points in Crimea and the Republic of Crimea declared independence from Ukraine following a disputed referendum supporting reunification.
Russia then formally annexed Crimea although most countries recognise Crimea as part of Ukraine.
Sevastopol sometimes Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea and a major port on the Black Sea.
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