So, the document does not say anything about the special status of the city, it is granted only to Kiev.

The day before, the head of the Rada’s committee on foreign policy Bohdan Yaremenko in his Facebook explained the initiative to cancel the “special status” of Sevastopol by the fact that Kiev does not see the need for it.

In his opinion, the only argument “for” is that it is “a city of Russian glory ... namely, the main base of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia”. According to the deputy, he lost significance for Kiev after Russia withdrew from the agreements on basing the Black Sea Fleet in Crimea.

Earlier Zelensky announced a tough stance on the "return" of the peninsula.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that the issue is closed for Moscow.

Crimea became the Russian region after a referendum held there in March 2014, in which most residents spoke out for reunification with Russia.