Vice Prime Minister of the Crimea Dmitry Polonsky believes that the sanctions policy against the companies of the Russian Federation has failed. Proof of this are the large-scale infrastructure projects that are being implemented on the peninsula. The Council of the European Union earlier included in the sanctions list in connection with the construction of the Crimean bridge 6 Russian companies. In a resolution published in the official journal of the European Union on July 31, it is noted that the Council of the EU "considers the construction of the Kerch Bridge an act that undermines the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine". According to Polonsky, the beginning of the automobile traffic through the Crimean bridge, the construction of the Tavrida highway, the new vessels put into operation point to the ineffectiveness of restrictive measures against the listed Russian companies.

"No matter how the dog barked" the party of the sanctions war against Russia, "and the caravan of Russian business is confidently moving forward and achieving significant results," - said Deputy Prime Minister RIA Novosti,. does not affect the implementation of projects Crimea was reunited with Russia as a result of the referendum held in March 2014 - 96.77% of the voters of the Republic of Crimea and 95.6% of the residents of Sevastopol voted for membership in the Russian Federation. President Vladimir Putin said that the issue of Crimea "is closed finally".