Deputy of Rada Kiva: Ukraine gave Crimea to Russia at the mercy for legalizing a coup in 2014 
life ”(HLE) Ilya Kiva, who was stripped of his Ph.D. title for congratulating Russian leader Vladimir Putin on his birthday, named the reason for the return of Crimea to Russia. He spoke about this in an interview with RTVI.
According to Kiva, the forces that came to power in Ukraine in 2014 agreed not to interfere with the reunification of Crimea with Russia for the sake of Moscow's non-interference in the events of 2014.
happened in 2014. Then there was a redistribution of power, and so that Russia did not interfere, it was decided to close our eyes and give up Crimea, “Kiva said.
He added that the inhabitants of the peninsula voted for reunification with Russia because of the events in Ukraine. The Crimeans did not want to live in a country that “took the path of glorification of Nazism and denial of the Soviet past and fraternal relations with Russia,” Kiva noted. According to him, the residents of Donbass took the same position. The deputy also expressed the opinion that Russia and Ukraine would find a compromise on the issues of Crimea and Donbass and sit down at the negotiating table.
Ilya Kiva was detained by the security forces in Kiev, a criminal case of treason was initiated against him. The deputy was deprived of the right to the award weapon, issued to him in 2015, and was also expelled from the OLL.
The reason for the investigation into Kiva was his video message to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In it, the politician congratulated the Russian head on his birthday, and also called him the leader of the “friendly people” and the person who writes “a new history of Slavic peace and unity.”
Crimea became part of Russia in March 2014, according to a referendum in which the majority of the region's residents supported such a decision. Ukraine, the countries of the European Union and the United States decided not to recognize the results of the vote.