“Most citizens of Ukraine already understand that the Crimea is forever Russian,” RIA Novosti quotes him.

He made the corresponding statement during a meeting with foreign journalists on the margins of the Yalta International Economic Forum (YIEF).

Earlier, the agency Kryminform reported that Crimea was going to sign investment agreements for 7 billion rubles within the YIEF.

Crimea became the Russian region after the referendum held there in March 2014, in which the majority of the inhabitants of the peninsula spoke in favor of reunification with Russia.