The Yalta International Economic Forum, which was postponed for several years for various reasons, may be held in September 2023 in Moscow. This was reported by Interfax, the head of the annexed Crimea Sergey Aksyonov told reporters.
The forum is going to be held “together with the new regions” – the annexed DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions of Ukraine – and to coincide with the anniversary of the annexation. According to Aksenov, the new format is being prepared, it will be presented before April 1.
In his telegram channel Aksenov explained the decision to move the forum from Crimea to Moscow “certain logistical features.”
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The Yalta International Economic Forum began to be held in 2015. Ukraine considered its participants to be violators of the law, since they came to Crimea without obtaining the consent of the Ukrainian authorities.
Since 2020, the forum has been repeatedly postponed for various reasons, including the coronavirus pandemic. The last time the event was postponed due to the “unstable international situation,” Interfax notes.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there have been periodic reports of drone attacks and explosions at military and strategic sites from Crimea. In October 2022, it happened on the Crimean bridge. After that, they strengthened the inspection and continue to repair the railway part. An increased (yellow) level of terrorist threat was also introduced on the peninsula. Simferopol airport is closed.
Representatives of the Ukrainian authorities repeatedly declaredthat the war with Russia could end after Russia withdraws from all occupied territories, including Crimea, which was annexed in 2014.
