Russia has finalized the legal process of taking Crimea under its
sovereignty, writes the RT.
The ratification of the treaty is done:
155 DA
The upper chamber of the Russian parliament, 155 senators voting unanimously, has ratified an international treaty with Crimea, which accepts the former Ukrainian region as a new part of Russia, and they also passed a bill amending the Russian constitution to allow for the addition of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol to the list of administrative parts of the Russian Federation and Putin signed.-writes RT.
Further deadlines of the annexation process, according to RT
sources: RT, The Guardian
The ratification of the treaty is done:
signed by leaders of Russia and Crimea,approved by the Constitutional Courtand then be ratified by the parliament.
155 DA
The upper chamber of the Russian parliament, 155 senators voting unanimously, has ratified an international treaty with Crimea, which accepts the former Ukrainian region as a new part of Russia, and they also passed a bill amending the Russian constitution to allow for the addition of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol to the list of administrative parts of the Russian Federation and Putin signed.-writes RT.
Further deadlines of the annexation process, according to RT
- Citizenship would be given automatically to all except those who explicitly opt out of it till end of April 2014.
- The actual transition of Crimea to existing under Russian laws and regulations may take until next year.
- The current interim authorities of Crimea will be replaced with new ones after elections, which will be held in September 2015.
sources: RT, The Guardian