Sanctions are of no importance for Crimea — republic’s head

Crimea’s head Sergei Aksyonov
noted that foreign investors
continued showing high interest in
Crimea but often had to work via
affiliate
d structures
The extension of sanctions against Crimea is of no importance for the republic, Crimea’s head Sergei Aksyonov wrote on his page in social networks on Friday. "It is a symbolic gesture. The West has already done everything which it could have done. They have tapped off water and imposed a transport
blockade on Crimea. We have survived all that and continue developing - now in new economic realities. We have
become even stronger over the past
year," Aksyonov said.
He noted that foreign investors
continued showing high interest in
Crimea but often had to work via
affiliated structures. Companies that
left Crimea because of the sanctions
have been replaced by new players,
the head of Crimea said.
He regards the extension of sanctions
against Crimea as another
manifestation of "European hypocrisy." "Western politicians continue creating a semblance that they are ignoring the results of free will expression made by Crimean peoples," Aksyonov said.