russian political prisoner Navalny changes his mind on Crimea

russian opposition leader and kremlin political prisoner Alexey Navalny published 15 principles of his political platform, where he noted that the borders of Ukraine were defined in 1991, and russia should recognize them.

"Meduza" media published the principles of Navalny's political platform.

"What are Ukraine's borders? They are the same as russia's – internationally recognized, defined in 1991. We, russia, also recognized them back then. Russia should recognize these borders now. There is nothing to discuss on the issue. Almost all borders in the world are random and cause someone's dissatisfaction. But it is impossible to fight for their change in the 21st century. Otherwise, the world will plunge into chaos," Navalny wrote.

He added that russia is suffering military defeat in Ukraine, which changed the rhetoric of the russian authorities from "to capture Kyiv in three days" to the threat of using nuclear weapons in case of defeat.

It should be noted that in 2014, Alexey Navalny announced that Crimea was "de facto russian."

While answering a question, "Whose is Crimea?", he said: " Crimea is what, a sausage sandwich, to be returned here and there?

In 2021, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, said, "the sandwich is to be returned, unbitten, fresh, and in good condition."