“Of course, today we are all filled with pride


for our country, pride for the Fatherland.

The main driver of all the processes that have taken place is the people of Crimea,” RT’s interlocutor emphasized.

She recalled that Vladimir Putin, summing up the voting results, said that he did not expect to receive such great support in the elections from the residents of Crimea, Donbass and Novorossiya.

According to Kovitidi, this is an indicator that during these 10 years “a lot has been done.”

“And, of course, we are proud of those achievements today.

We cannot stop there.

We understand that the motto of Crimea

(“Prosperity in Unity”) is fundamental today, and it is no coincidence that the most important thing for us today is unity,” said the parliamentarian.

According to her, the special operation showed that today the people of Russia are “more than ever” united.

“And therefore today, of course, it is very important for us to complete everything that the president is talking about, because our heritage, our unity, our sovereignty must be defended.

We Crimeans, like no one else, understand this, so today we are all united by a common idea, united by a common leader.

We have united around the president in order to solve such fateful tasks for our state,” Kovitidi concluded.

Earlier, a member of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, senator from the Republic of Crimea Sergei Tsekov, in a conversation with RT, spoke about the importance of March 18, 2014 - the day of the reunification of Crimea with Russia.