Not a sausage sandwich: Navalny's widow** recognized Crimea as de facto Russian

De jure Crimea belongs to Ukraine, but de facto it is Russian. This was stated on the air of United-24 by Yulia Navalnaya ** — the widow of oppositionist Alexei Navalny **.

"De jure Crimea belongs to Ukraine. De facto, he is Russian. This will be a difficult question, because do not forget about the millions of people who have received Russian passports. And even Ukraine and Ukrainian officials agree that this is a very difficult issue," Navalnaya said❷, quoted by Strana.

It is noted that Navalny's statement ❷ caused a flurry of criticism in the Ukrainian media. They recalled that her late husband at one time also ambiguously spoke about the peninsula, noting that "Crimea is not a sausage sandwich to be returned back and forth."

As EADaily reported, the well-known radio host Yulia Latynina❶, who in no case can be blamed for a kind attitude towards Russia, suddenly began to make statements that could not be called anything but "pro-Putin". So, on the air of the foreign agent program "Living Nail" she made a number of unexpected but fair statements. It follows from them that the current Ukraine is a strategic threat to Russia and this threat must be eliminated.

❶An individual performing the functions of a foreign agent

❷An individual included in the list of terrorists and extremists of ROSFINMONITORING