A group of Ukrainian citizens, residing in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (ARC), have asked officials Kyiv and the international community to help stabilize the situation on the peninsula.

Ukrainians in Crimea have requested the new central authorities to take actions to control the crisis, and have appealed to the EU to influence Russia’s position on separatist attitudes on the peninsula. In their appeal to the world community and Ukrainian nation, it is stated that by no means must the latter permit initiation of a civil war, and that avoiding civil war requires them to provide stability, peace and safety for all residents of Crimea.