Zelensky:

Eighty years ago, one of the most terrible crimes against human life was committed: the Soviet authorities deported the Crimean Tatar people. Both children and adults - all of them. In a few days. Mercilessly. On a foreign land. To the accompaniment of lies. The exact number of dead is still unknown - at least a third of the Crimean Tatar people lost their lives as a result of this deportation. And people were able to return home only after tens of years. But the criminal was not punished. The regime was not condemned. Disdain for human life and state violence, which prevailed in the last century, have been revived in our time. Ten years ago, the old evil - the evil of genocide - updated its form, changed its ideological cover, but did not change its essence and targets, and it also went against Ukraine, starting with Crimea.

Our joint historical duty is to respond to Russia's blows with the resilience of our people, the victory of our state over the evil of occupation, and fair punishment for all Russian crimes of this war, starting from 2014. By defending Ukraine, our people and the truth about what happened on our land, we honor the memory of all those whose lives were destroyed and affirm the strength of humanity – strength for our future generations.