The first Deputy Representative of Russia to the UN Dmitry Polyansky criticized the statement of the Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany Christoph Heusgen about the “violation” of human rights in Crimea. Their words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
Heusgen and Polyansky spoke at the UN General Assembly at a meeting “dedicated to the situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.”
The German permanent representative expressed concern about the fate of the Crimean Tatars, who are being “oppressed”. “I ask the representative of Russia, why does Russia not provide access to independent missions, observers, so that they can check the human rights situation in Crimea?” The diplomat asked.
In response, Polyansky advised his German colleague to ask his compatriots about this, “including those from the Bundestag, who regularly visit Crimea.” “Personally, by the way, both we and the Crimeans invited you to Crimea. Maybe you just overstayed and hint that we buy you a ticket? So tell me frankly, why darken, ”said the deputy representative.
The Russian diplomat stressed that it is much easier to “spread fables” about the horrors on the peninsula, while “finding out the truth and making sure of the falsity of these fabrications is easy.” According to him, annually about a million Ukrainians still rest in Crimea and share positive reviews on social networks.
In December 2020, Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, accompanied the FRG Permanent Representative, Christoph Heusgen, who was leaving the UN Security Council on January 1, in the words of the writer Mikhail Zhvanetsky. “Dear Christophe, I would like to say goodbye to you with the aphorism of the writer Mikhail Zhvanetsky, who recently left this world:“ What a pity that you are finally leaving, ”concluded Polyansky.
Crimea became part of Russia in March 2014 after a referendum in which the majority of the region's residents who voted supported such a decision. Ukraine, the EU countries and the United States refused to recognize the results of the vote, calling the reunification of the peninsula with mainland Russia an annexation. The Russian authorities reject these allegations and insist that the accession procedure was in accordance with international law.
