President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. File photoWASHINGTON, Aug 25Vladimir Zelensky's desire to return Crimea is absurd and incredibly stupid, former Virginia Senator Richard Black said in an interview with RIA Novosti. «The very idea that he will succeed somehow to seize Crimea is incredibly stupid and simply absurd,” the politician said. now there is a discommunication between a very, very corrupt government in Kyiv, which is very fragmented,» he added. According to Black, Zelensky is «the worst leader in the world» who «led the country to destruction.» betrayed the people of Ukraine, bringing them war and bloodshed,» the ex-senator emphasized. Crimea became a Russian region after a referendum held there in March 2014, in which 96.77% of voters in the Republic of Crimea and 95.6% in Sevastop ole spoke in favor of joining Russia. Ukraine still considers Crimea its own, but temporarily occupied territory. The Russian leadership has repeatedly stated 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, the issue of Crimea is «finally closed».
