“There is obvious psychosis - a gross distortion of reality.

This needs to be treated,” RIA Novosti reports Shonus’ words.

According to him, using this analogy, Kyiv could create its own military administrations in any other part of the world or even the solar system.

Earlier, the Ukrainian government approved a draft law on the creation of military administrations with appropriate powers in the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol.

In September 2022, the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that Crimea is an integral part of Russia and claims to Russian territory will receive a proper response. 

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has repeatedly emphasized that the issue of Crimea is closed for Russia, and the referendum on the peninsula was held in strict accordance with international law. 

Crimea became a Russian region after a referendum took place there in March 2014: the majority of residents were in favor of reunification with Russia.