The head of the Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, explained how Russia can select Crimea

Chairman of Russia’s State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots Alexei Ostrovsky said on Wednesday, under what circumstances and on what Moscow could raise the question of supplies of Crimea.

“In the case of the forced entry of Ukraine into NATO, Russia may raise the question of ownership of the Crimea. russia has legal grounds to return to the revision of the agreements that were reached during the Khrushchev era,” - said the MP on the radio station “The Russian news service” .

The deputies expressed confidence that in the short term, Ukraine and Georgia will not join NATO. In particular, he said, an obstacle to that could serve as a presence in Georgia’s territorial conflicts. As for Ukraine, then in this country, said Ostrovsky, the alliance want to enter only the president, prime minister and speaker of the Verkhovna Rada

9 April 2008 | accessories, cis, committee, crimea, foundation, question, russia

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