SIMFEROPOL, Crimea — On a breezy morning on March 16th, around two hundred people gathered on the square outside the local parliament in Crimea’s capital Simferopol. Ripples of applause rang out from the crowd as local musicians proclaimed their devotion to Russia from a stage overlooking a wave of blue, red and white flags.
“I have tears watching this. We’ve finally returned home after all these years. Thanks to Russia, thanks to Putin,” said 78-year-old Valentina Reshetnikova, boasting of her raised pension under Russian rule. …read more
Source: International Business Times
