MP Denysenko says Putin needs Crimea only as military base
Crimea has completed a transition period following occupation by the Russian Federation, which is responsible for its administrative reassignment, MP from Bloc Poroshenko faction Vadym Denysenko has said.
"Putin made a number of rearrangements. The abolition of the Crimean Federal District is one of the solutions. It is far from being the most important. According to Russia, Crimea finished its transitional stage and there are no reasons to retain it in a separate district and with separate status. The Kremlin believes Crimeans have no other choice," Denysenko wrote on his Facebook page.
As reported on the official website of the Bloc Poroshenko Solidarity party on Thursday, the deputy thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin will invest the necessary military resources in Crimea to turn it into a military base.
"There are three unsolved global issues for the peninsula: communications, electricity and water supplies. Bridge construction is hampered by the lack of technology. The electricity issue is partially resolved due to circumvention of sanctions, but it is a temporary solution. As for water, it is enough only for local citizens. It is impossible to talk, even theoretically, about the development agriculture without water from the Dnipro River," Denysenko said.
He said that Putin's construction of a bridge linking the Russian mainland to Crimea "is a matter of honor," and the project will be completed in five years.
"No other major investments will be made in the peninsula. Crimea is not a priority for Putin. It is exclusively a military base, where the average standard of living for the Russian Federation will be maintained," the deputy said.
As reported on July 28, Putin, “in order to enhance the effectiveness of the federal authorities,” abolished the Crimean Federal District by making Crimea and Sevastopol part of the Southern Federal District. Under the president's decree, the District now consists of Adygea, Kalmykia, Crimea, Krasnodar Territory, Astrakhan region, Volgograd region, Rostov region and Sevastopol.
