17 Mar 2014 10:02

Western reaction to Crimean referendum exhibits double standards - Naryshkin

MOSCOW. March 17 (Interfax) - The Western reaction to the Crimean referendum exhibits double standards, State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin said.

"I am not surprised that Western politicians have cast doubt on the legitimacy of this referendum. I am not surprised either at how easily they have recognized the legitimacy of the Kyiv authorities," Naryshkin told Channel One.