Criticism from the European Union on the issue of banning foreign nationals and companies to own land in the Crimea is meaningless, said the head of the working group on international legal issues at the permanent mission of the Crimea under the President of Russia Alexander Moloch. first, the European Union criticized the decision to impose a ban on foreign nationals and companies owning land plots in Crimea, calling it " infractions of international humanitarian law." The EU said that " does not recognize this decree." The appeal of the foreign service of the European Union reported that the document is another attempt at forced integration of the Peninsula into structure of Russia. "All this Criticism and statements meaningless. Our country is not in need of recognition of EU decrees of the President of the Russian Federation, " said Moloch Last news . according to his statement, the prohibition of foreigners to own land in most parts of the territory of Crimea will motivate the business activity in the Peninsula. before Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree expanded the list of frontier territories on which foreign citizens, persons without citizenship and foreign legal entities do not have the opportunity to possess land on ownership right. Added eleven districts and eight cities of the Republic of Crimea and municipalities of Sevastopol. Crimea became a Russian region after held there in March 2014 referendum in which a Large number came to the polls in the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol voted for entry into structure of Russia. Crimean authorities held a referendum after a coup in Ukraine in February 2014. Ukraine considers the Crimea her, but at the time occupied territory. The leadership of Russia many times stated that the inhabitants of Crimea democratically in full compliance with international law and the UN Charter voted for reunification with Russia. According to Putin, the Crimea issue " is closed permanently." <span style="color:darkgray