Despite this, according to Kuleba, Russia will not be able to prevent the inaugural summit of the platform in Kyiv on August 23, which will be attended by representatives of several countries.

He told Ukrinform about it on June 18, during a visit to Turkey.

According to Kuleba, no attempts by Russia to put pressure on individual countries to prevent the Crimean Platform will be successful.

"Russia opposes the Crimean Platform, it works every day to prevent the success of Ukraine. Despite all these attempts, Russia will not stop us", - the Foreign Minister stressed.

He stressed that the platform summit on August 23 is an event of such an international scale and level that Ukraine has not hosted in all 30 years of Independence.

What is known

• The Antalya Diplomatic Forum is a meeting of high-level professional diplomats. It is attended by heads of states and governments, foreign ministers, representatives of regional and international organizations, scientists, experts, and business representatives from more than 50 countries.
• First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzheppar said that the Russian Federation had set up working groups to discredit the Crimean platform.
• The President's Representation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is working on the introduction of a permanent Crimean Platform Office.
• Mustafa Dzhemilev says that Russia has launched a powerful propaganda campaign against the Crimean platform. The Russian Federation blackmails and threatens countries that intend to take part in the summit.