Dmitry Medvedev (center), Prime Minister of Russia, listening to President Vladimir Putin's statement before the assembly of Duma deputies, Federation Council members, the heads of the Russian regions and representatives of civil society. His speech concerned an appeal by the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol to integrate them with the Russian Federation, March 18, 2014. From right: Aleksei Chaly, Head of Sevastopol, Vladimir Konstantinov, Chairman, Republic of Crimea State Council, and Sergei Aksyonov, Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. From left: Yury Chaika, Prosecutor-General of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Lebedev, Chairman of the Supreme Court, and Sergei Naryshkin, State Duma Speaker.
