Lesya Orobets: Situation in Crimea Unveils Threats to the Entire World
Kyiv, 8 March 2014 - during a press briefing at the Ukrainian Crisis Media
Center, Lesya Orobets, MP, said that the Crimea occupation is no longer only
the Ukrainian problem, that it concerns the whole world. 'The outbreak of
the situation has unveiled the fact that the global collective security
system doesn't work', she stated.
In this regard, Ms. Orobets highlighted the following major threats that
Ukraine, as well as the rest of the world, is facing today:
- The threat of nuclear proliferation. 'The threat of nuclear proliferation
has never been higher. In the past, one could rely on certain written
guarantees, whereas today, if Ukraine is left alone to deal with this
trouble, each country that is not a member of the Nuclear Club will receive
a clear message: the only way to protect its security and territorial
integrity is nuclear weapons', commented Ms. Orobets.
- Threats to the economic restoration. According to Ms. Orobets, the
situation in Crimea has already affected long-term investment projects, and
further escalation of the conflict will cause the governments of a number of
European countries to consider increasing their military budgets at the cost
of cutting social and development projects.
- The threat of humanitarian disaster. 'Already now, the Crimean residents
are asking themselves a question if they should leave the region', explained
Ms. Orobets.
- The problem of Crimean Tatars who fear another mass expulsion from Crimea,
which is their motherland.
- The problem of ensuring security for the Ukrainian military men based in
Crimea. According to Lesya Orobets, it is necessary today to deal with the
security of Ukrainian military men in Crimea, since enormous pressure in now
being exerted by Russia to make them break the oath of faithfulness to
Ukraine.
'Today the world needs to find a new formula and launch a viable collective
security system', summarized Ms. Orobets.
Lesya Orobets is a Member of Ukrainian Parliament, member of the
All-Ukrainian Union Batkivschyna, candidate for Mayor of Kyiv .
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