At a meeting on the socio-economic development of Crimea and Sevastopol, Russian President Vladimir Putin assured that the country’s authorities will do everything to stop any threat to Crimea. broadcast was open telegraph channel Kremlin.
“We will do everything we can to stop any threat,” the president said.
According to him, security issues are currently a priority for Crimea and Sevastopol.
Former press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov declarationPutin will hold a meeting on the eve of the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea to Russia. He said this at a meeting of the organizing committee of the award “For loyalty to science.” A Kremlin spokesman said the head of state is planning another event for March 18, but did not elaborate.
Crimea, where 96.77% of the voters on the peninsula and 95.6% of the voters in Sevastopol voted to join Russia, became a part of Russia in 2014 after the referendums held there. Ukraine sees Crimea as its temporarily occupied territory, and Western countries support Kiev in this regard. The annexation of Crimea to Russia became the reason for the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions by a number of Western countries. Moscow stressed that the Crimean issue is closed to discussion.