Kiev again stumbled on the president of Russia Vladimir Putin. This time, the last indignation at the Nezalezhnaya was caused by his visit to the Crimea, which was called "a gross violation of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, a cynical and demonstrative disdain ... of universally recognized norms of international law" in the foreign ministry of the Russian Federation ". On November 18, Putin took part in the opening ceremony of the monument to Emperor Alexander III in the park of the Livadia Palace. The bronze figure of the king, who is revered as a sovereign peacemaker, depicts him sitting on a tree-lined tree facing the sea with a look directed to the distance, and leaning against the saber that was thrust into the ground. The pedestal engraved his famous words: "Russia has only two ally - its army and navy". Agree, symbolically. Opening the monument to the patriotic tsar, the president stressed that "by opening this monument, we pay tribute to his deeds and merits, express our respect for the inextricable history of our country, to people of all ranks and estates who honestly served the Fatherland", concluded Vladimir Putin. According to him, "Alexander III defended the interests directly and openly, and this policy ensured the growth of Russia's influence, increasing its authority in the world".

The President of the Russian Federation fully shares the opinion of the sovereign that "a strong, sovereign, independent state should rely not only on economic and military might, but also on traditions, that it is important for the great people to preserve their identity, and progress is impossible without respect for their history, culture and spiritual values ??".

And as for Kiev, it comes in impotent rage whenever the leadership of the Russian Federation comes to Crimea or officials and politicians from other countries, especially Western ones. And since the reunification with Russia in 2014, such visits have already become regular. But in spite of the more than convincing will of the inhabitants of the peninsula at the referendum, Nezalezhnaya stubbornly continues to consider the Crimea as its.