In Russia appreciated the note of Kiev from-for Medvedev's visit to Crimea
Protest the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine of the visit of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Crimea criticized in both houses of the Russian Parliament.
Protest the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine of the visit of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Crimea criticized in both houses of the Russian Parliament.
first the Ministry stated that the visit of the head of the government on the Peninsula to participate in the celebration of the Day of the Navy " not agreed with the Ukrainian side ".
in response to that the state Duma has told, that Ukraine follow the path of confrontation with Russia. So, a member of the division for international Affairs Anton Morozov in conversation with RT said that it expects the new Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky recognition of Russian Crimea. According to his statement, the President could assure its legitimacy.
the MP said that Medvedev's trip to the Peninsula is fully justified, because it is a Russian area. He noticed that the Prime Minister makes visits during the mandate, and there is nothing wrong.
for his part, Senator Alexei Pushkov wrote on his Twitter account that With the help of the protest the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine is trying to keep "afloat" the issue of ownership of the Crimea.
Kiev has repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the visit by the Russian authorities. In the capital of Russia has noticed that nobody can distinguish the Russian authorities, when and how to visit regions of the country.
Crimea returned to Russia after held there in the 2014 referendum, in which 96, 77% came to the polls in the Republic and 95, 6% of residents of Sevastopol voted for reunification. Moscow has many times stated that the inhabitants of the Peninsula in a democratic way, in full accordance with international law and the UN Charter have made a choice in favor of Russia. According to Vladimir Putin, the Crimea issue " is closed permanently."
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