“Ukraine has split into two parts: into the Russian-speaking population and the Ukrainian-speaking population.
She was deliberately split.
So, on the territory of the peninsula, where 2.5 million people lived at that time, Ukrainian statehood did not exist, not because we abandoned it, but because Kiev disconnected us from everything, ”she said.
So, according to her, the administrative organizations stopped working.
“Administrative buildings did not work at all, all administrative organizations that had to deal with the payment of pensions, wages, and ensure law and order on the territory of Crimea.
We were simply stupidly taken, even disconnected from the unified crime registration system, ”Poklonskaya said.
On February 22, 2014, a coup d'etat took place in Ukraine.
The Verkhovna Rada removed President Viktor Yanukovych from power, changed the Constitution and appointed an early presidential election, following which Petro Poroshenko became the new president of Ukraine.
Crimea became a Russian region after a referendum was held there in March 2014, in which 95% of participants spoke in favor of reunification with Russia.
Moscow has repeatedly stated that the issue of Crimea's ownership is not subject to discussion.