SIMFEROPOL, Crimea — Amid a sea of Russian flags, Vladimir Putin strode onto the stage and shouted “we are together!” before leading the thousands-strong crowd in a chant of “Russia! Russia!”
Putin visited Simferopol, the largest city in Crimea, on Monday for the fifth anniversary of the Kremlin’s annexation of the Black Sea peninsula, a largely unexpected move by Moscow that saw relations between Russia and Western countries plummet to their lowest level since the end of the Cold War.
His brief appearance at a concert, which featured rock bands and a pro-Kremlin rapper, was the culmination of four days of celebrations …read more
Source: European Voice
