Former State Duma deputy Voronenkov: Surkov was against the annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation
Former State Duma deputy Denis Voronenkov, in an interview with the Ukrainian TV channel Gromadske, said that Vladislav Surkov, adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, opposed the annexation of Crimea to Russia. According to Voronenkov, Surkov, as an "intelligent person", was "categorically against it". “The decision to annex [Crimea] was made by one person. All normal people were against it. Including his inner circle, ”the TV channel quotes him.