The President of Russia Vladimir Putin during the meeting with the national public associations of the Republic of Crimea, said he believes the Russians and Ukrainians are one people.
"I think that Russians and Ukrainians ? it's all one people, We make no difference ", ? Putin said, reports news Agency.
for his part, the President of the national-cultural autonomy of Ukrainians of Simferopol Oleg Kravchenko noticed that the conclusion about the reunification of the Peninsula with Russia was a conscious choice, and Ukrainians. Kravchenko said that this holiday season the majority of citizens of Ukraine arrived in the Crimea and saw the peaceful sky over your head. On the word about what is happening in Ukraine, Putin responded with the word " Trouble "." I currently will not be making any comment on the matter, but simply Wish to Express the hope that it will be exactly as you've currently stated (about the establishment of the situation)", - has noticed the President of the Russian Federation. He also touched on the issue of Ukrainians in the Russian Federation, Recalling, because it is the third largest nation in Russia after Russians and Tatars. He also emphasized that the Russian Federation is currently hosting about 3 million Inhabitants of Ukraine, " the vast number of them are men of military age "." Clearly, for whatever reasons (they arrived in Russia) ", ? Putin said. The majority of Ukrainians come to Russia for employment." Not only do we not bother ? you know, certainly, We decide that the maximum liberalized stay of Ukrainian citizens on the territory of the Russian Federation ", ? Putin said. Remember, March 16, 2014 Crimea held a referendum on the status of autonomy, more than 96% of participants who were in favor of joining region in Russia. On March 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law on ratification of the agreement on joining of the Crimea and Sevastopol a part of Russia, as well as the decree about formation of the Crimean Federal district.

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