Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev flew to Crimea and held a meeting with government officials there effectively highlighting Russia’s grip of the region.
Soon after landing in Crimea’s main city of Simferopol with several members of his cabinet, Medvedev held a government meeting attended by Crimean leaders and outlined moves to revive the region’s struggling economy.
“Our aim is to make the peninsula as attractive as possible to investors, so that it can generate sufficient income for its own development,” he said, sitting at a large desk with Russian flags behind him.
Accompanying Medvedev, outspoken Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin stated on Twitter: “Crimea is ours. Basta!”
The Ukrainian government denounced the visit as a “crude violation” of the rules of diplomacy.
