“I think that in Ukraine they simply continue to follow the line that they have been adhering to over the past few years. They are trying with such rhetoric to defend, at least in words, their vision of the sovereignty of the Crimea. At the same time, Kiev is taking other actions, in particular, at the end of March, the sanctions list of Russian politicians, who are prohibited from visiting Ukraine, has significantly expanded. Almost all the deputies of the State Duma were included there, ”said the deputy.
Earlier, the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine expressed protest over the visit of Volodin to the Crimea.
The Foreign Ministry considers Volodin’s visit to the Crimea “a gross violation by the Russian side of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine”.