Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the President of Ukraine, said that former Foreign Minister Andriy Marga may be prosecuted for violating the sovereignty of another state after his statements that Ukraine should hand over territories to Russia, Hungary, Poland and Romania. Podolyak also called Marga a “political mothball”.

Mykhailo PodolyakPhoto: Yasin AKGUL / AFP / Profimedia

“Agency crisis forces Russia to remember the most forgotten political mothball. If the Romanian Mr. Marga makes his statements “with all responsibility”, then he should also understand the prospect of criminal liability for violating the integrity and sovereignty of another state,” wrote the adviser to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak on Twitter. Sunday.

Andriy Marga said on Friday that Ukraine should cede territories to Russia, Hungary, Poland and Romania.

“It should give the following territories: Transcarpathia to Hungary, Galicia to Poland, Bukovina to Romania, Donbas and Crimea to Russia. They are the territories of other countries. We are cramping, that’s all! There will be a conflict. To be very clear: until the situation is resolved through discussion with America, Russia, Germany, Ukraine and China and an agreement is reached, there will be no peace in Europe. Without peace, democracy will suffer,” Marga said.

He later returned with a right of reply to confirm his position.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers Mr. Andrii Marga’s statements in public regarding Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its consequences to be unacceptable.

  • “These statements blatantly contradict Romania’s official position regarding Russia’s illegal, unjustified and unprovoked aggression against Ukraine, as well as the fundamental principles of international law that regulate international relations today. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly rejects the position of Mr. Marga, who adopts, encourages and spreads malicious narratives of Russia,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release.
  • “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms firm support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.”