Ukraine's Foreign Ministry protested Russian President Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich PutinPutin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Navalny released from hospital after suspected poisoning Ex-Trump national security adviser says US leaders 'making it easy for Putin' to meddle MORE's recent visit to Crimea.

The ministry on Sunday called Putin's trip a "crude violation by the Russian side of state sovereignty and the territorial integrity of our state," the Associated Press reports.

The ministry made the comments in a statement posted on its website.

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Putin participated in the Shadow of Babylon show organized by the Night Wolves, a pro-Kremlin motorcycle club, on Saturday, driving a motorbike wearing black leather, the AP reported.

He told the crowd "such manly and cool guys set an example to young people in our country and show them how they should treat Russia," the outlet reports.

Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, a move many countries view as illegal.