President Volodymyr Zelenskiy believes that the real world, which will end Russia's war against Ukraine, is possible only after the return of the occupied Crimea. He said this during an online speech at the first parliamentary summit of the Crimean Platform, which is being held in Croatia.

 "It (Crimea) is where it all started. Its return will mean the rebirth of the real world. The Russian potential for aggression will be destroyed to the core when the Ukrainian flag is once again in its rightful place in the towns and villages of Crimea. Crimea must be freed from Russia's use as a bridgehead. Then the world will feel that there will be no more losses, and people will feel that the world is becoming safer," the president said.

 He noted that it will not be easy to reintegrate Crimea after years of occupation, "but thanks to our cooperation, we will be able to ensure this."

 Separately, Zelenskiy proposed to create similar platforms for the de-occupation of Transnistria and Abkhazia on the basis of the Crimean platform.

 "We must make the format of the Crimean platform a starting point for other humanitarian and diplomatic platforms that will contribute to the de-occupation of other territories that were once enslaved - from Transnistria and Abkhazia to the northern territories," said the President of Ukraine.