FX.co ★ Putin and Medvedev visited Crimea

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry expressesd its protest against the stay of Russian President and the Prime Minister on sovereign Ukrainian territory within its internationally recognized borders, which had not been agreed on with the Ukrainian side, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol," a statement bythe ministry reads, said the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mariana Betz. Semtember 15.

Photo: The President and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visit one section of the construction site and speak with workers.

The Russian dignitaries arrived in Crimea no only to get acquainted with the construction of the KerchThey, but also to hold a meeting of "the Presidium of the State Council of Russia on the development of the transport system of the south".

Photo: The period of construction works in the Kerch Strait is limited to 250 days per year due to weather conditions, says Leonid Ryzhenkin, Kerch Bridge Construction Manager

According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Ukrainian diplomats have sent a protest note to their Russian counterparts. Ukraine protested Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's three-day working visit to Crimea, said the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. Medvedev has been on a trip to Crimea on the eve of the ruling United Russia party primaries.

In March 2014, Crimea decided to secede from Ukraine and become a part of Russia after more than 96 percent of the local electorate who voted in a referendum on the issue backed the move. Kiev has not recognized the public vote, claiming that the territory was annexed.

Photo: The road across the Kerch strait

Photo: Vladimir Putin speaks with workers

Photo: The construction from height of bird's flight

Photo: Dmitry Medvedev waves a hand to Vladimir Putin after completion the transport passage's inspection through the Kerch strait.