Russian parliament to discuss Crimea treaty within days

Reuters

March 18, 2014 at 9:09 a.m.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian parliament will begin the process of ratification of a treaty to make Ukraine's Crimea region part of Russia within days, the Itar-Tass news agency cited a senior lawmaker as saying on Tuesday after President Vladimir Putin signed the pact. "We will begin ratification soon. This will happen in the next few days," lower house vice-speaker Alexander Zhukov said of the treaty, the text of which says it enters into force upon ratification. (Writing by Steve Gutterman; Editing by Alissa de Carbonnel)

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