On the eve of presidential elections in the Russian Federation, which will be held on March 18, security measures are being strengthened in the republic. The authorities of the peninsula are afraid of provocations from Ukraine. To resist possible diversions in addition to police officers and special services will be people's druzhiny. The Crimean leadership has developed an action plan to curb possible attempts to destabilize the situation in the region, the head of the republic Sergei Aksenov. Security measures were discussed at the meeting of the antiterrorist commission, which includes representatives of all law enforcement agencies. "A potential threat may come from members of international terrorist organizations that may attempt to infiltrate the peninsula across the border with Ukraine. Therefore, additional security measures will be taken both at the border, and at polling stations, and in the whole throughout the territory of the republic. Provocations by the Kiev regime and the so-called activists, we also do not exclude. In Crimea, they are ready for this. Any attempt at provocation will be stopped at the root, quickly and harshly, "the words of Izvestia. The danger of provocation was spoken by the senator from the Crimea Sergey Tsekov. In his opinion, Ukraine will purposefully try to disrupt the voting in the republic. In Crimea will try to throw saboteurs. Therefore, Crimean security agencies pay special attention to life support facilities, polling stations and border areas. Such fears are not groundless. The other day the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the Popular Front Maxim Burbak submitted to the parliament a draft resolution stating that "the entire international community" should prevent the so-called presidential elections in the Crimea ". According to the Ukrainian politician, voting in Crimea violates the norms of international law. Particularly annoying to Kiev is the fact that presidential elections coincided with the fourth anniversary of the reunification of Crimea with Russia. In this regard, the local radicals may well try to organize in the republic something special. State Duma deputy from Crimea Ruslan Balbek believes that Ukrainians will regard as a huge achievement the holding of any more or less noticeable action at the polling stations. "That is why in the last three years power structures in the Crimea have been actively involved in the work of the people's squads. Such a unification of state structures and the population is the best line of defense against Ukrainian saboteurs, "the parliamentarian said in an interview with RIA Novosti.. Especially vigilant should be ordinary citizens. Among them, "explanatory work is being carried out concerning actions with signs of sabotage". Balbec recalled that Ukraine declared the Crimea "diversionary war". "We are compelled not only to strengthen but to support in the constant readiness anti-terrorist activities, any mass events are held under the close supervision of the siloviki," the deputy concluded.. Permanent representative of the Crimea under the President of the Russian Federation Georgy Muradov is sure that any attempts by Kiev to obstruct the holding of elections are doomed to failure.

"Crimea is Russia, and Kiev can not influence elections. Even with a huge desire to damage the electoral process. Of course, this does not apply to the desire of the entire Ukrainian population. This is all - the desire of hostile anti-Russian forces, who today settled in the parliament and the Ukrainian government.

Of course, neither in these statements, nor in the attempts of these representatives of power is there any real meaning and effect, "the politician noted..