ANKARA, Turkey, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- About 200 groups from various countries attended the second annual World Congress of Crimean Tatars in Ankara, Turkey, over the weekend, and called for "all necessary measures" to be taken to return Crimea to Ukraine.
Participants at the congress rebuked Russia's annexation of Crimea in March 2014. American and European officials alike have criticized Russia's repression of the Crimean Tatar community since the annexation took place. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, who spoke Saturday, said the annexation "is temporary -- because it is illegal," Voice of America reported.