Ukraine is a member of the United Nations. The independence of Ukraine in 1991 was recognized by many countries. I am grateful to Canada for being among the first to recognize Ukrainian independence. Ukrainian independence as a sovereign country means all Ukrainian borders, including Crimea.
Coming back to Crimea and the situation there, what's happening with the indigenous people in Crimea, the Crimean Tatars, is that they are now under immense pressure from the Russian regime. Many of them are imprisoned. A lot of them have been prosecuted and put in jail. Russia for many years was trying to give the message that because people in Crimea were also speaking the Russian language, it was a Russian population, but it was not and is not the case now. The people who are now fighting on the front line speak over 10 different languages. That includes the international legion and volunteers.
Crimea is Ukrainian, and Crimea will be Ukrainian.