Ukrainian foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin reacted to the backlash on Twitter, referring to what Ukraine believes to be illegal occupation of Crimea by Russia: 
Waziri wa mambo ya kigeni wa Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin alijibu maneno hayo kwneye mtandao wa twita, akirejea kile ambacho Ukraine inakiamini kuwa kukaliwa isivyo halali kwa Crimea na Urusi: