"I think the visit of French MPs to Crimea was the right step, as it demonstrates the recognition of the current legal status of Crimea because the peninsula in fact became part of the Russian Federation. I am for such a trip and will try to go there, but, unfortunately, I will be busy with my election campaign until October 25," Korwin-Mikke said.
The politician announced his plans to discuss with members of his parties a possible visit to Crimea after the election campaign is over.
The official Warsaw is reported to have repeatedly expressed support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and condemned Russia's occupation of Crimea.
As UNIAN reported earlier, a group of French MPs visited the annexed Crimea on July 24-25. The trip had not been agreed with the Ukrainian side. France's Foreign Ministry then announced that the visit was a violation of international law.
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry asked the Ukrainian agencies concerned to ban the entry into Ukraine for the French MPs who had visited Crimea.
Following the example of their French counterparts, German lawmakers from the left-wing Die Linke party and several Italian MPs from the populist and anti-establishment Five Star Movement also expressed their wish to visit the annexed Crimea. Later, the German MPs denied the reports about their plans as for the visit.
