Ukrainian prosecutors are reportedly preparing charges against the director of a winery in Russian-occupied Crimea for uncorking a 240-year-old bottle for Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi.
Putin and his old friend Berlusconi spent last weekend in Crimea, touring ancient ruins and visiting the peninsula’s prized Massandra winery. Massandra was Ukrainian government property before being nationalized by Russia, following its annexation of Crimea in 2014.
It has rare wine and sherry dating back more than 200 years in its collection; one bottle fetched nearly 32,000 British pounds in 2001.
Ukrainian media today quoted Ukrainian prosecutors responsible for Crimea as …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis
