Putin's speech in parliament: Crimea's decision similar to Ukraine's secession from USSR

FXStreet (Łódź) - Russian President Vladimir Putin suggests that what happened in Ukraine was a coup conducted by nationalists, anti-semites, russophobes and terrorists.

• Russia stepped in to protect the rights of Russians living in Ukraine.

• “Crimeans used Kosovo as precedent” which was established by the West.

• International law doesn't ban the recognition of independence.

• Crimea is entitled to self-determination, the same way Ukraine was when it seceded from the USSR.

• Putin also thanks Ukrainian soldiers for now attacking Russian troops.