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Crimea Platform Adopts New York Declaration at UN, Reaffirms Nonrecognition of Russia’s Occupation

Participants cast the effort as a test of the UN Charter and global norms.

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Overview

  • Delegates adopted the New York Declaration on September 24, 2025, during the Fifth Crimea Platform Summit at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
  • The text calls for ending Russia’s war and restoring Ukraine’s territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, including territorial waters.
  • The declaration condemns the ongoing occupation of Crimea and Sevastopol as well as parts of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk oblasts, and rejects any attempted annexation.
  • Signatories reaffirm the UN Charter’s ban on acquiring territory by force and cite Article 2(4) while linking a just peace in Ukraine to global security and the credibility of the UN.
  • Ukraine’s foreign minister said more than 60 states and international organizations took part, including about 20 leaders, and emphasized support for residents of occupied Crimea, including Crimean Tatars.