Trump's position is that the Crimea became part of Russia in violation of international laws. This was told by the Russian head Vladimir Putin at a joint press conference with the US leader. "He speaks about the illegality of the annexation of the Crimea to the Russian Federation. We have a different point of view.
We believe that we held a referendum in strict accordance with international law, with the Charter of the United Nations, "- said the President of the Russian Federation. Putin stressed once again that the question "Who owns the Crimea?" For Russia is closed finally. Let us note that the US president repeatedly made contradictory statements about the peninsula. At first he called the peninsula Russian, because the locals speak Russian. Later, he recognized the annexation of the Crimea "annexation".