18 Mar 2014 10:50

Putin orders approval of draft agreement on Crimea's accession to Russia

MOSCOW. March 18 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered to approve a draft agreement between Russia and Crimea on Crimea's accession to Russia.

The relevant order has been posted on the official on-line portal of legal information.

The document also stipulates the order "to consider it practical to sign the Agreement at the highest level."