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If you have hurt even a single innocent person, even if you remain independent, that struggle for independence will never be considered a victory.

— Mustafa Dzhemilev

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Until the occupation of our land is over, we cannot make any deals.

First of all, we do not trade with our loyalty expecting whose bid will be higher. We have decided a long time ago. To say the least, we don’t have a great deal of trust in Russians.

I knew from an early age that we had been vilely evicted from the Crimea, and that the Soviet government was bad.

The main merit of the Crimean Tatar national movement is that we avoided bloodshed in our struggle. We have shown that putting human life first, talking about one's rights and the rights of others, one can get out of difficult situations without blood.

The occupation of Crimea must prove to be increasingly costly for Russia. There is a notion that Crimea won’t be de-occupied while Putin is in power because that would signal his political death. But, if the sanctions for international damage are powerful enough, then it is quite possible that Crimea will be freed even under Putin.

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