05:06Russia: 'We will do everything to stop any threats' - Putin to Crimean and Sevastopol residents on eve of referendum anniversary
The Russian authorities will do everything to stop 'any threats' against Crimea and Sevastopol, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin who was speaking at a meeting on the socio-economic development of the regions in Moscow on Friday.
"It is clear that for Crimea and Sevastopol, security issues are a priority, especially today. And we will do everything to stop any threats," Putin noted.
The Russian President also stressed that 'despite all the challenges and difficulties' Moscow would consistently and systematically 'solve the tasks of accelerated social and economic development of Crimea and Sevastopol', in particular in the fields of housing and utilities, healthcare and the industrial complex.
"The state programme for the socio-economic development of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol serves as the main tool for this comprehensive work. We have expanded it and extended it for two more years, until 2027. The total amount of funding over the entire period is over 1.6 trillion rubles, and we have already allocated most of these funds, including over 116 billion rubles last year, 2022 only," Putin added.
The Russian Head of State also congratulated Crimeans, Sevastopol residents and all Russian citizens on the forthcoming Day of Reunification of Crimea with Russia.
A general vote on the status and statehood of the peninsula was held in the region on March 16, 2014. As a result of the referendum on March 18, Russia recognized Crimea and Sevastopol as subjects of the Russian Federation.
On February 1, Ukraine's Acting Interior Minister, Ihor Klymenko claimed the Ukrainian Interior Ministry was staffing voluntary assault brigades of the 'Offensive Guards' to take part in the liberation of the LPR, the DPR and Crimea.
Klymenko also noted that the units would be based on volunteers from active and former military, border guards and police officers with combat experience.
For his part, on February 3, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov stated that 'Crimea's security is fully guaranteed, but Donbass is not yet fully protected’.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
05:06The Russian authorities will do everything to stop 'any threats' against Crimea and Sevastopol, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin who was speaking at a meeting on the socio-economic development of the regions in Moscow on Friday.
"It is clear that for Crimea and Sevastopol, security issues are a priority, especially today. And we will do everything to stop any threats," Putin noted.
The Russian President also stressed that 'despite all the challenges and difficulties' Moscow would consistently and systematically 'solve the tasks of accelerated social and economic development of Crimea and Sevastopol', in particular in the fields of housing and utilities, healthcare and the industrial complex.
"The state programme for the socio-economic development of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol serves as the main tool for this comprehensive work. We have expanded it and extended it for two more years, until 2027. The total amount of funding over the entire period is over 1.6 trillion rubles, and we have already allocated most of these funds, including over 116 billion rubles last year, 2022 only," Putin added.
The Russian Head of State also congratulated Crimeans, Sevastopol residents and all Russian citizens on the forthcoming Day of Reunification of Crimea with Russia.
A general vote on the status and statehood of the peninsula was held in the region on March 16, 2014. As a result of the referendum on March 18, Russia recognized Crimea and Sevastopol as subjects of the Russian Federation.
On February 1, Ukraine's Acting Interior Minister, Ihor Klymenko claimed the Ukrainian Interior Ministry was staffing voluntary assault brigades of the 'Offensive Guards' to take part in the liberation of the LPR, the DPR and Crimea.
Klymenko also noted that the units would be based on volunteers from active and former military, border guards and police officers with combat experience.
For his part, on February 3, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov stated that 'Crimea's security is fully guaranteed, but Donbass is not yet fully protected’.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.