Russian parliament approves Crimea annexation
2,353 views · Published 21 March 2014 · 6:44 · Indexed 23 October 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
hour, Moscow wrapped up the process of taking over Ukraine's Crimea region after the people in the peninsula voted to join Russia on Sunday. The upper house of Russian parliament has ratified a treaty formally making Crimea part of its territory. Al Jazeera's Peter Sharp reports from Moscow, while Rory Challands reports from Brussels.
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