Putin: Russia will overcome the difficulties, “is thrown outside” – BBC Russian

• March 18, 2015

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Putin said that Russia will overcome the difficulties that were trying to “throw outside”

Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at a concert-rally dedicated to the Crimea to Russia, said that Russian and Ukrainian – are one people.

According to him, it always felt in Russia and he still thinks so. In his brief speech, the president promised that Russia will do everything possible to “restore normal relations” with Ukraine.

On this day a year ago in Moscow signed an agreement on the inclusion of two new subjects of Russia – the Crimea and Sevastopol.

This was preceded by a referendum in the Crimea , following which it was stated that most of the inhabitants of the peninsula were in favor of joining Russia. A month after the annexation of the Crimea Putin during a “straight line” acknowledged that the referendum was held with the participation of the Russian military. According to Putin, they “stood behind self-defense forces of the Crimea”, “to help people express their opinion”.

In March channel “Russia 1″ showed the documentary “Crimea. The way home”, where Putin for the first time disclosed details of a full-scale military operation, which was followed by the annexation.

“The source of spirituality and statehood”

Before to take part in a rally-concert, Vladimir Putin on Wednesday held a meeting on the development of the Crimea. The President thanked the population of the peninsula “of exposure, for the courage they have shown a year ago,” and said that sanctions against Russia – not fatal, although detrimental to the work.

“We will overcome the difficulties that we are so easy to create for themselves during the last time, “- Putin said later, speaking from the scene.

He added that the Crimea – is not just a territory, which Russia has enough,” historical sources, the sources of our spirituality and statehood “.

Putin sang the national anthem and told the crowd at a rally in downtown Moscow that the country is proud of them.

According to the law enforcement agencies of Moscow, at a meeting in the center of the Russian capital came to 110 thousand people. Independent confirmation of this figure, no.