To effectively combat the terrorist threat in the Crimea and Sevastopol militiamen ought to be proactive, said on Thursday in Simferopol, the Plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Crimean Federal district (CFO) Oleg Belaventsev.

The Council on security issues, combating bribery and extremism at the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the CFD took place on Thursday in Simferopol. The theme of the meeting was the security forces combating illegal trafficking in weapons, munitions, explosives, bombs, mines and other devices, drugs, and block channels move from Ukraine to the site of Russia.

"The situation in this sphere, about which We speak, cannot satisfy us. We must change the approach. We cannot behave as behaved the French authorities - were engaged in the liberal-democratic approach to the situation, and at present delay those bandits who had been known in advance. We need to work to prevent it, " said the Belaventsev.

He drew attention to the fact that the circumstances of the terrorist threat in the Crimea and Sevastopol continue to have an impact as well as Among them external factors: unstable socio-economic situation in Ukraine and the conduct of hostilities in the South-East. This, According to Belavencev, linked the large illegal trafficking of a significant number of weapons among the population of Ukraine. Also Among the factors He mentioned " plans of the present Ukrainian leadership to destabilize the situation in Crimea ".

Among internal factors of influence of Plenipotentiary representative called a large number of non registered hunting rifles and being in the CFD ethnic (North Caucasus) criminal groups pertaining to illegal activities within the Crimea, as well as Among them With weapons and explosives.

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