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The pen of the President became the sole exhibit a new exhibition opened at the Museum on 12 December, the Day of the Constitution. It was placed in the exhibition dedicated to important events in the recent history of the country. “This is a permanent composition, devoted to the latest period of the history of the Russian Federation, which covers events from 1985 — Restructuring — to the present day”, — said the Director of the Museum Irina Velikanova.
Recall that the agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Crimea was signed by Vladimir Putin on March 18, 2014.
The Annexation Of Crimea
The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, was annexed to the Russian Federation two days after a referendum on 16 March 2014. Ukraine and the majority of the States members of the United Nations refused to recognize the Crimea part of the Russian Federation. Immediately after the events of March 18, the rating of President Vladimir Putin rose to 80% according to surveys by the Levada center. Moreover, 60% of Russians were convinced that Russia is moving in the right direction.
Despite the positive attitude of the Russian population, the Crimea served as a pretext for sanctions against Russia from the United States and accessions countries of the European Union. The restrictions included a ban on the entry of senior officials on the territory of these countries, as well as blocking their assets and property. Later, Russia imposed retaliatory sanctions against the US and the EU, including food embargo.
The international isolation in which Russia as a result of the sanctions measures is of great concern to the Russians, however, according to a survey by the Levada center on 21 September 2016, 62% of respondents believes that it is necessary to establish relations with Western countries. In addition, the “Komsomolskaya Pravda” quoted the former Minister of Finance Alexey Kudrin that the accession of Crimea will cost Russia $ 150-200 billion.
What is happening now?
In the summer of 2016, the EU decided to extend sanctions against Russia for another year, until 23 June 2017. In the autumn of the list of officials targeted by sanctions, has been expanded. 28 November 2016 for new restrictive measures has been joined by Canada. A survey by the Levada center, conducted in late November showed that the attitude of the President of the Russian Federation worsened in approximately one third of Russians.
Experts’ opinion
The analyst Abbas Gallyamov in an interview with RBC:
“It is obvious that people are tired of confrontation and in General from politics. Long remain in this excited state, which was the Russian society is impossible”.
Political analyst Ivan Preobrazhensky in an interview with “Novaya Gazeta”:
“The authorities and the expert community in the West realized that I do not fully understand not only the logic of actions of the Russian leadership, but even just making mechanism Kremlin decisions. In the West, one after the other cut programs related to the study of Russia, and intelligence from the same Poland or the Baltic States NATO partners did not trust, how biased. Judging by how the annexation of Crimea, softened and Western intelligence agencies, or the policy no longer trust their data to Russia”.
What else to read?
Material Plato Besedina the results of the annexation of Crimea.
A visual survey by the Levada center, international isolation
By author Elizabeth Yevdokimovа