Kiev claimed a violation of Putin and Berlusconi is about to enter the Crimea – RBC

Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (left to right) during a walk along the promenade of Yalta

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry condemned the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the Crimea. This is stated in the statement of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on the website.

«This trip takes place without the consent of the Ukrainian party in violation of the established procedure of entry into the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and exit from it”, – he said in a statement. “The actions of the Italian policy are also at odds with the policies of the European Union on the condemnation of Russia’s actions” – believe in Kiev.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry also called on all foreign politicians to respect the “territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.”

Mr Berlusconi arrived in Crimea on September 11, together with Vladimir Putin, they walked along the central promenade of Yalta, and talked with the tourists,

 As already wrote RBC, while walking on the seafront people greeted Putin with applause and shouts of “Hurrah!” “Bravo!” And “We are with you!”. The Russian president shook hands with several vacationers, and was photographed with two little girls.

Before walking Berlusconi met with the Russian President at the memorial dedicated to the memory of the fallen soldiers in the Crimean War, the Kingdom of Sardinia, which is located near Mount Gasfort . Before the trip to Crimea former Italian Prime Minister two days spent in Sochi, and a trip to the island was his own initiative. Earlier, a source of the newspaper “Kommersant” said that Italian politician intends to discuss with Putin, Ukrainian and Syrian crises.