"Legislative" Sevastopol wants to give the city the status of a closed

The “speaker of the Legislative Assembly” of the occupied Sevastopol Yuri Dozinikov instructed the “deputies” to prepare a draft appeal to Vladimir Putin, the government and the heads of both chambers of the Federal Assembly to give the city the status of a closed administrative-territorial education. It is reported by Kommersant. The document must be considered by the "Legislative Assembly" next week.

The leaders of the city departments of the Communist Party of the Communist Party Vasily Parkhomenko and the Patriots of Russia Ivan Yermakov made the entrance to Sevastopol with the initiative to “limit” the entrance to Sevastopol. They explained such a decision "complex international situation" and "the presence of forces that want to destabilize the situation." Both Parkhomenko and Ermakov notes, the publication notes, nominated in the "Legislative Assembly" for a new term.

How strict restrictions should be established, the addressees of the appeal should be decided, according to Parkhomenko. At a minimum, the “deputy” added, it is necessary to equip the checkpoint that acted at the entrance to Sevastopol during his annexation again, and find out the purpose of arrival in the city from the visits.

Igor Dolgopolov, press secretary of the acting The "governor" of Sevastopol Sergey Avayolo, responded about the initiative skeptical. “Now there are many projects that are aimed at developing the resort sphere,” he remarked. “The restriction of access to the city can damage them.” For this reason, the official concluded, "the question requires a thorough study." Obaylo himself in early May declared that "fundamentally against" assignment by the city of status, but.

The head of the Sevastopol Strategic Development Agency, Alexei Chaly, who was the “people's mayor” of the city during the annexation, also opposed the initiative of the “deputies”, calling the measure of the “economically unreasonable” they proposed. The base of the Black Sea Fleet is not able to independently ensure the existence of Sevastopol, explained Chaly, so the city needs investments. Meanwhile, the closed status will complicate the flow of money in Sevastopol.

Colleague Parkhomenko and Ermakov on Zavozniya, United Russia Dmitry Belik, noticed, for his part, what a strong state, like Russia, is able to ensure the security of the city, without introducing entry restrictions.

Director of the Institute of CIS countries, Uneneros Konstantin Zatulin, explained the initiative of the "deputies" by the desire of the Sevastopolites to fence off from what is happening in the southeast of Ukraine. " Refugees arrive in the city, he explained, and some undesirable elements, provocateurs can penetrate with them.

The deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense, the deputy from United Russia Victor Zavarzin called the question of the closed status of the city "premature." “We just attached the peninsula,” he explained. At the same time, United Russia did not speak out against the restrictions on the entrance to Sevastopol, if one did not affect the Russians. “Sevastopol is the outpost of the Black Sea Fleet,” said Zavarzin, “and the current international situation, which is heated by NATO countries, requires certain decisions.”

Meanwhile, in the Kremlin, according to the publication, the initiative of the Sevastopol "Legislative Assembly" is not taken seriously.