He noted that voluntarily Sevastopol will never return to Ukraine.

According to the author of the article, who communicated with the residents of the city, Sevastopol is “a naval port, a Russian city and a population ready for defense”.

“Voluntarily Sevastopol will never return to Ukraine. And Russia will never return the city to Ukraine: the city and the port are too important as a way to the Black Sea - civilian and military, ”the article says.

Earlier in Kiev called for the creation of an "international platform" in the Crimea.

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