Poroshenko, Erdogan say unacceptable to transform Russia into military base

Presidents of two states of Black Sea Region, Ukraine and Turkey, stand together against transformation of Russia-annexed Crimean peninsula into a military base for its troops.

"We discussed a situation in the Russia-occupied Crimea in details. We think it is unacceptable that as a result of the temporary occupation Crimea in fact has been transformed into the military base," he said at a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara following the talks of the delegations of two states on Wednesday.