"(It is necessary. - RT ) to calculate how much the economy of the Crimea has lost due to the destructive policy of Ukraine, which was implanted here ... And through the European parliamentary structures we will take and we will oblige Ukraine to compensate for what citizens have lost during these 25 years - quotes RIA Novosti Volodin, who took part in a joint meeting of the Council of the State Duma with the State Council of the Republic.
He noted that while the Crimea was part of Ukraine, numerous rights of citizens were violated, including the right to use their native language.
At the same time, according to Volodin, for five years in the structure of Russia in terms of GRP (Gross Regional Product. - RT ) the region has risen from the penultimate place to 40th place among all Russian subjects.
Earlier, the head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov, in an interview with the FBA “Economy Today”, said that support for some industries in the region increased tenfold compared with the Ukrainian period.
Crimea became the Russian region after the referendum held there in March 2014, in which the majority of residents spoke in favor of reunification with Russia.