Russia lawmakers endorse annexation of Crimea

[JURIST] The Russian State Duma [official website, in Russian] on Thursday voted nearly unanimously to approve Russia's annexation of Crimea despite threats of further sanctions from Western powers. The vote coincided with the arrival of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official profile, JURIST news archive] in Moscow, who came to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin [official website, JURIST news archive] about the situation in Crimea. The incorporation of the region still requires [AP report] the approval of the upper house...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/03/russian-lawmakers-endorse-annexation-of-crimea.php

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