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Vladimir Konstantinov Влади́мир Константи́нов | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Vladimir_Konstantinov,_2016.jpg) Konstantinov in 2016 | |
| Chairman of the State Council | |
| Assumed office 17 March 2014 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Head | Sergey Aksyonov |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Chairman of the Supreme Council | |
| In office 17 March 2010 – 17 March 2014 | |
| President | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Prime Minister | Vasyl Dzharty Pavlo Burlakov (Acting) Anatolii Mohyliov Sergey Aksyonov |
| Preceded by | Anatoliy Hrytsenko |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1956[1] Vladimirovca, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Party of Regions (until 7 April 2014) United Russia (since 7 April 2014)[2] |
| Alma mater | Sevastopol Instrument-Making Institute |
Vladimir Andreyevich Konstantinov (Russian: Влади́мир Андре́евич Константи́нов, Ukrainian: Володимир Андрійович Константинов; born 19 November 1956) is a Crimean and Russian politician who has served as the Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea since 17 March 2014.
He served as Chairman of the Supreme Council in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea from 17 March 2010 until 17 March 2014. On 5 March 2014 the Shevchenko District Court of Kyiv ruled on the detention of the self-proclaimed leaders Sergey Aksyonov and Vladimir Konstantinov.[3] The Security Service of Ukraine was charged to bring them to court.[3] On 15 March 2014 Ukrainian parliament dissolved the Supreme Council of Crimea.[4][5][6]
In 2012, Konstantinov strongly condemned calls for an incorporation of Crimea into Russia.[7] On 20 February 2014, during a visit to Moscow, he stated that the 1954 transfer of Crimea from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic had been a mistake.[8] Since March 2014, Konstantinov is a strong supporter of the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea.[9]
- ^ "Государственный Совет Республики Крым - Председатель Государственного Совета РК". crimea.gov.ru. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ Крымский спикер Константинов возглавил региональное отделение "Единой России" — Интерфакс (in Russian)
- ^ a b The court gave the green light to arrest "puppets of Putin" in Crimea. Ukrayinska Pravda. March 5, 2014
- ^ VR dissolved the parliament of Crimea. UNIAN. March 15, 2014
- ^ In Kiev, Ukraine Parliament Axes Crimea. Forbes. March 15, 2014
- ^ Ukraine Votes to Dissolve Crimean Parliament. NBC News. March 15, 2014
- ^ Pro-Russian Activist Falls On Hard Times In Annexed Crimea, Radio Free Europe (January 16, 2016)
- ^ The Chronicles of Alienation; The annexation of Crimea from December 2, 2013, through April 4, 2014, The Ukrainian Week (16 March 2015)
- ^ Ukraine latest: Russia defiant in face of Western sanction threats, The Independent (7 March 2014)