NEW YORK, October 16. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump has described Crimea as the most valuable part of Ukraine, which Kiev gave up.

"Crimea is the most valuable part, by far, of Ukraine. You know what I’m talking about? Four sides of ocean. Most most beautiful piece of land. I’m a real estate developer, I know good land. They gave up Crimea," he told Newsmax in an interview.

On March 17, 2014, the Crimean parliament adopted a resolution declaring Crimea a sovereign state and granting the city of Sevastopol special status. The resolution also called on Moscow to admit Crimea to the Russian Federation as a new constituent territory with the status of a republic. On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing Crimea as a sovereign and independent state.