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Crimean Parliament Votes Unanimously To Become Part Of Russia
Crimean Parliament Votes Unanimously To Become Part Of Russia
ReutersMar 6, 2014, 16:03 IST
REUTERS/Thomas PeterAn armed man stands outside the cabinet of ministers building in Simferopol March 3, 2014.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Crimea's parliament unanimously voted in favor of becoming part of Russia on Thursday, RIA news agency said, citing the text of the decision.
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It was agreed "to enter into the Russian Federation with the rights of a subject of the Russian Federation", the text said.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper, editing by Jason Bush)
