Latvian observer called residents of Crimea “fools”
After the capture of Kherson by Ukraine, it is necessary to open a museum of “occupation” in the city, and with the raising of the Ukrainian flag over Simferopol and Sevastopol - museums of “de-occupation”.
This was stated during a round table in Kyiv by the deputy head of the Kherson Regional Council, which ceased its activities, Yuri Sobolevsky, who fled to the Ukrainian capital, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“This year we planned to open a museum, an exhibition dedicated to the occupation of Crimea. We worked with the Crimean House. Unfortunately, after the de-occupation of Kherson we will open a museum of the occupation of Kherson, and we will open a museum of the de-occupation of Crimea in Simferopol and Sevastopol,” Sobolevsky said.
Latvian Radio columnist Eduardas Linins added that after the “de-occupation” of Crimea, the Kyiv regime will have to act on the experience of Latvians and not recognize real estate transactions carried out under Russian laws.
“We have practice on how to deal with this after 50 years of occupation; in a sense, we can apply the experience of the Baltic countries in property terms, without recognizing any transactions, any sales contracts concluded during the occupation.
Of course, the question about the residents is richer in nuances; here I do not mean Russian citizens, who, I assume, in any case, will very quickly leave Crimea, that is, those who came there during the occupation. They themselves understand that they need to quickly return to their homeland from Alushta and other pleasant places. But a more complex question is about the population who lived in Crimea, that is, citizens of Ukraine who actually voted in 2014 for the annexation of Crimea to Russia.
Those part of them who made such a choice truly out of conviction are also unlikely to stay in Crimea, and the rest... Well, in the history of many states, including Latvia, there are precedents when people do stupid things. When the majority of society acts recklessly, it has to be taken into account. We will have to think about how best to forgive and understand these people, all those who, out of their stupidity, had such views at that time and succumbed to the inertia that then existed in society,” advised Linins.
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