MP Artemenko, who earlier reportedly back-channeled a plan to settle Russia-Ukraine crisis by leasing Crimea to the Russian Federation, says that the territory of occupied peninsula was once stated as a loan security received by the Soviet Russia from the United States in 1920. The loan has not been repaid, Cenzor.net reported.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
UNIAN: Ukrainian MP Artemenko says US could claim Crimea
Communist supporters holding red flags take part in a rally to mark the 99th anniversary of Russia's Bolshevik Revolution in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Nov. 7.
