May 16, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, background center, during a meeting with the representatives from Crimean Tatar communities at the Bocharov Ruchei residence. From left: Chairman of the Crimean State Council Vladimir Konstantinov, Vyacheslav Volodin, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Crimean Federal District Oleg Belaventsev and Acting Head of the Crimean Republic Sergei Aksyonov.