Muradov expressed this opinion in an interview with RIA Novosti.
As the agency’s interlocutor noted, the return of Crimea to Russia ensured stability and security in the southern and southwestern directions.
He added that Russia's opponents have been trying to undermine this security for many years, trying to get Sevastopol as their military base.
“This explains the harsh and, I would say, hysterical reluctance of the West to recognize the legitimate referendum in Crimea and the legitimacy of its reunification with Russia,” he concluded.
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.