The film about the annexation of the Crimea outraged the West

The documentary, which talks about the annexation of Crimea, is evidence of the Kremlin’s “deceitful approach” in the events in Crimea and eastern Ukraine.

This was stated by US State Department press secretary Jen Psaki. “What we saw demonstrates the deceitful approach that we have already seen when Russia denied interference in eastern Ukraine,” Jen Psaki said, adding that the United States and the international community are working together to support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

On March 9, the Rossiya 1 TV channel showed a fragment of the documentary film “Crimea. The path to the homeland." In it, Russian President Vladimir Putin talks about how the decision to annex was made.

In March 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin denied that his country had sent troops into Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula. According to him, the security of the so-called “referendum on annexation” of Crimea to Russia was guaranteed by local “self-defense” forces.