Crimea has right to decide its fate, says Russian MP

Alexey Pushkov, head of the Russian parliamentary committee for international affairs, said that the Crimea had the right to self-determination via a referendum, ITAR-TASS reports.In his words, the referendum would be a lot more legal than the protests at the Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kiev.

Alexey Pushkov, head of the Russian parliamentary committee for international affairs, said that the Crimea had the right to self-determination via a referendum, ITAR-TASS reports.

In his words, the referendum would be a lot more legal than the protests at the Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kiev.