President Putin, who won an overwhelming victory in Russia's presidential election, gave a speech on the 18th, one day after the election, at a rally held to mark 10 years since Russia unilaterally annexed Crimea in southern Ukraine. In addition to continuing its control of Crimea, it emphasized its stance of proceeding with military invasions to expand its area of control.
In Russia's presidential election, which was held over three days until the 17th of this month, President Putin won by overwhelmingly over the other candidates with over 87% of the votes.
The 18th, one day after the election, marked 10 years since the Putin regime unilaterally annexed Crimea in southern Ukraine in March 2014, and a large rally was held on Red Square in the center of the capital Moscow. He, President Putin, gave a speech.
In the meeting, President Putin stated that Crimea is ``not only a strategically important territory, but also our history and pride,'' and emphasized that Russia will continue to control Crimea while the Ukrainian military seeks to retake it. did.
He also revealed that he would restore the railway linking Russia's southern Rostov Oblast to eastern and southern Ukraine, which he had already taken control of, and that there would soon be a link to Crimea.
Three other candidates running for the presidential election also took to the stage at the venue, apparently aiming to give the impression that the people are united behind President Putin.
Immediately after his landslide victory in the election, President Putin appears to have emphasized once again the significance of the annexation of Crimea, which is supported by most of the country's people, and to press ahead with a military invasion to expand the territory under his control in Ukraine. You can
10 years after the unilateral annexation of Crimea, Muscovites
Regarding the 10th anniversary of Russia's declaration of unilateral annexation of Crimea in southern Ukraine, many residents of the capital Moscow say, ``It's the anniversary of our return to Russia.'' Some people expressed doubts about the circumstances that led to this.
A woman in her 60s said, ``The 18th is our anniversary. I'm very happy, Crimea has always been ours, and I'm grateful that everything is back to normal.''
A 21-year-old student who lived in Crimea before Russia's annexation said: ``The living and medical standards of the population have become much better, many hospitals have been built, roads have been repaired and the city has been rebuilt. "Crimea is now vibrant and prosperous," he said, indicating that it is developing under Russia.
On the other hand, a 23-year-old man said, ``It has nothing to do with me. Probably many of the residents really wanted it. However, I'm not sure whether the referendum was fair.'' He expressed doubts about the method of the previous referendum.
A woman in her 40s said, ``She has conflicting feelings. The big question is how the annexation was realized.'' She has doubts about the circumstances that led to the unilateral annexation. I did.