REUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit annexed Crimea this week, Russian news agency RBC reported, citing two interlocutors close to the Kremlin and a source close to the embassy of the Southern Federal District.
The visit is scheduled for Friday, August 19.
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The press service of the Kremlin has not yet commented on Putin's visit to Crimea.