The peace agreement regarding Ukraine must include a plan for the reintegration of temporarily occupied territories.
This was stated by the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković, during his speech at the "Support Ukraine" summit.
“We must not view peace as an opportunity to claim that Western partners and friends of Ukraine have been led to a position that contradicts what we have defended over the past years. Peace must end the killing and must include a plan for the reintegration of your occupied territories. This is a fair way to continue working, and the EU should contribute its efforts this way,” he said.
He also added that only a Ukraine that is strong economically, financially, militarily, and with overall support from Europe can guarantee freedom and security for its people.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, emphasized during this summit that peace can be achieved through balanced diplomacy and clear security guarantees. He noted that reliable and lasting peace requires clear security guarantees, as Russia has violated the ceasefire regime more than 25 times since 2014. He also handed over to French President Emmanuel Macron a list detailing Russia's violations of the ceasefire, which he brought to the meeting with US President Donald Trump.
Recently, ZMINA reported that the President's Office in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is advocating for the government's adoption of the developed project of the Strategy for the Restoration of State Authority and Reintegration of De-occupied Territories of Ukraine and the Strategy for Cognitive De-occupation.
As a reminder, on January 21, 2025, the Coalition of Human Rights Organizations dealing with the protection of the rights of victims of armed aggression against Ukraine announced 13 priority steps for the Verkhovna Rada and the Cabinet of Ministers in the field of human rights protection amid armed aggression against Ukraine for 2025.
The human rights community in Ukraine has called on the authorities, in particular, to build a support system for maintaining connections with their citizens in occupation, which the aggressor country systematically tries to sever. Among other recommendations in the document, there is a point about introducing support programs for children and youth to assist in their adaptation and reintegration after leaving the occupation, particularly for educational purposes.
Furthermore, recently the coalition published a roadmap of bills regarding the affected population for the 13th session of the Verkhovna Rada, aiming to consolidate efforts, form a consistent legislative policy, and ensure effective assistance.
Based on the analysis of the bills presented in the roadmap, human rights defenders consider it important to draw the attention of Ukrainian lawmakers to specific issues that arise during the preparation and consideration of legislative initiatives on this topic.