Monument to the Scuttled Ships in SevastopolMOSCOW, Jan 26 Crimea belongs to Russia, because over the peninsula the tricolor is flying, said Denis Shteiman, deputy of the Izyum City Council from the Opposition Platform — For Life. The Kharkiv portal «Objective» wrote about this. «Whose flag hangs there, that's Crimea,» the politician answered the journalist's provocative question about the ownership of the peninsula. » />»Let's surrender». In Ukraine, they came up with a plan to save the countryThe article states that Shteiman's words were heard in the office of the mayor of Izyum, Kharkiv region, and were recorded on a mobile phone camera. The video circulated on social networks. Later, the deputy published a refutation of his statement. He clarified that Crimea was «occupied» by Russia, and he himself always considered the territory to be Ukrainian. The press service of the SBU of the Kharkiv region commented on the incident to journalists. According to security officials, Shteiman refused his words, but they are ready to respond immediately, provided that «there is an appeal.» The Russian leadership has repeatedly emphasized that the inhabitants of Crimea democratically, in full accordance with international law and the UN Charter, voted for reunification with Russia . According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, this issue is «finally closed.» Germans quarrel over relations with Russia
