Peskov on Google maps: Crimea is one of Russia’s regions

The Kremlin wants Russia's territorial possession of Crimea to be indicated correctly on various maps, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"Of course, it does matter for the Kremlin [how Crimea is indicated on maps]. Crimea is one of Russia’s regions," TASS cited him as saying.

Peskov stressed that the company, which made that mistake, was a foreign one. "However, we certainly expect Crimea’s ownership to be indicated correctly from a geographical standpoint," the Kremlin spokesman concluded.

Russia's State Duma earlier initiated a probe over the fact that the peninsula’s territorial ownership was incorrectly indicated on Google maps. In response, Google said it had rectified the mistake over the erroneous display of Crimea on its maps for some users in Russia.