TOKYO, March 18 -- NHK World issued the following news:
A senior Ukrainian official in charge of Crimea policy emphasized the urgent need to reclaim the region from Russia, citing the ongoing process of Russification.
Tamila Tasheva, permanent representative of the president of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, spoke to NHK in Kyiv on Friday ahead of the 10th anniversary of Russia's unilateral annexation of the region.
She said Crimea's residents have lived in fear over the past decade, deprived of freedom and the rule of law.
She said about 800,000 people have migrated from Russia to Crimea, and that a large number of Ukrainians have faced oppression and been forced to evacuate to other areas, contributing to the Russificat...