Oleg Zubkov was such a big supporter of the Russian seizure of Crimea that he promised to set his lions on any Ukrainian nationalists who attempted to enter the peninsula.
The Guardian: Crimeans still pleased by Ukraine split – but want love from Russia
Birds fly around a ferris wheel in the Crimean city of Belogorsk, some 40 kms from Simferopol, on Oct. 30, 2015.