The only Russian female presidential candidate responded to Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin's "political schizophrenia" comments regarding her request to enter Crimea, which became a federal subject of Russia in March 2014 after a peaceful referendum amid Kiev's political turmoil.
Last week, Sobchak approached the Ukrainian embassy with a request to visit the peninsula with a humanitarian mission. Klimkin deemed the tantrum absurd, saying it would be "a legitimate entrance in order to conduct an illegitimate campaign for an illegitimate election on an occupied territory."
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"I really don't want to say 'up yours' to the high-ranking official of a sovereign state, but think about it: the Ukrainian authorities denied the only Russian politician, who supports their national sovereignty, a chance to visit their country in abidance with their laws," said Sobchak in an Instagram post.
The Russian presidential election will be held on March 18, 2018.
