Peskov spoke about Putin’s plans on the eve of the annexation of Crimea

On the eve of the anniversary of the reunification of Crimea with the Russian Federation, Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting via videoconference, said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Putin also has events planned for the holiday date itself, he specified.

The day of the reunification of Crimea with Russia is celebrated on March 18.

“We expect that there will be a substantive meeting. It will be held via videoconference the day before. And on the very day of the anniversary, there will be some more events with the president that will mark [это]. Also via videoconference,” the spokesman said.

According to Peskov, “a rather important object – cultural, historical” will be opened in Crimea. In connection with this event, the head of state is scheduled to have a video conference, Peskov added. The Kremlin spokesman also noted that in general, the Russian president will have a “very busy” week this week. At the same time, Peskov did not announce all the upcoming events, specifying only that “there will be more international contacts this week.”

Crimea became part of Russia in 2014 after a referendum. According to its results, 96.77% of voters in the Republic of Crimea and 95.6% in Sevastopol were in favor of joining Russia. Nevertheless, Kyiv continues to insist that Crimea is Ukrainian territory. According to Putin, the issue of Crimea is “finally closed.”