Members of the Bundestag who visited the Russian peninsula called themselves friends of the Crimea and promised to participate actively in the process of resolving the problem of restrictive measures against Russia. This was stated on Tuesday, February 6, by a member of the Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia Roger Beckamp at a meeting with his Russian counterparts from the State Council of the Republic. "Here there are nine friends of Crimea. I say this because during these days we could see a lot. We will make every effort to ensure that sanctions are removed from Russia, "- quotes" Kryminform "Beckamp. The German delegation was particularly impressed by several things: it is a cordial reception of the Crimeans and their own choice, in which country they want to live. "The referendum is what you did, this is something that we do not have in Germany, and we honestly envy you", - quotes the politician of the RIA Novosti news agency.. Also Beckamp expressed gratitude to the inhabitants of the peninsula that they take care of the graves of German soldiers. In turn, Deputy Prime Minister of the Crimea Georgy Muradov asked the German guests to remind the German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the unification of Germany, which was then supported by the Crimeans. "We ask Mrs. Merkel to be angry that the union of Germans was welcomed, and the unification of Russians in Germany is denied," Muradov said..

Recall that the delegation of German deputies, which included representatives from the right party "Alternative for Germany" from the three regional parliaments - Berlin, Brandenburg and Rhein-Westphalia - is in Crimea on an official visit from February 3.

However, in Berlin this trip is called private. On Monday, a virtual Ukrainian prosecutor's office of the "Autonomous Republic of Crimea" was opened against German parliamentarians and opened criminal cases against them. Than pretty amused the guests from Germany.