Dmitry Peskov
The day of joining of Crimea to Russia is extremely important for the country’s President Vladimir Putin, including emotionally. On Sunday, March 19, the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with RBC.
“He (Putin — approx. “Of the tape.ru”), took responsibility, showed that the courage of the political, geopolitical and, perhaps, better than others aware of all the consequences that will inevitably come for this decision. So clearly for him it’s a big day, an important day,” said Sands.
He also said that after the Crimea became part of Russia, the President had the situation under “manual” control, as was not always happy with the way the integration process. At the same time, according to Peskov, Putin has no regrets about any of your decisions on this issue.
“If you mean the essence of what happened, I’m sure that again and again he would have done it this way, how I acted and took decisions, which he accepted, and took upon himself the responsibility that he took,” he explained. Thus a press-the Secretary stated that, speaking about the nuances, some processes could be run better and more efficiently. “And I’m sure Putin is aware of this report,” he added.
The agreement on the accession of the Russian Federation the Republic of Crimea was signed on March 18, 2014. The decision on the annexation of Crimea was adopted by referendum held March 16. The events that took place in the region, then part of Ukraine, with the 20-th of February to the plebiscite, was in the story called Crimean spring.