So says the Crimean vice premier via RIA
- referendum will ask whether Crimea should remain part of Ukraine or join the Russian Federation
Significant given the history of the peninsula and 60 years after Kruschev gave it away in an ” allegedly” drunken moment.
The referendum has been brought forward by two weeks by Crimea’s new leaders
Add:
- Crimean parliament votes unanimously in favour of becoming part of Russia
Out on reuters via RIA
