Crimea remains integral part of Ukraine – PM Yatseniuk

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has said that Crimea was, is and will be an integral part of Ukraine, and any referendum on separation from Ukraine has no legal grounds.

"This is an illegal decision, and the so-called referendum has no legal grounds. I called on the Russian government not to support those who are calling for separatism. Crimea was, is and will be an integral part of Ukraine," he said at a press conference in Brussels on Thursday after the EU summit on Ukraine.