Blinken strongly condemns continued persecution of Crimean Tatars by Russian occupation authorities

“The US strongly condemns the continued persecution of Crimean Tatars by Russian occupation authorities, including a new wave of mass arrests and detentions,” US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on X, Report informs.

“Russia must end its persecution of Crimean Tatars, its occupation of Ukraine, and release all political prisoners there,” he said.