Holding referendum in Crimea is illegal, says Ukraine's Justice Ministry
The resolution of the Supreme Council of Crimea to hold a referendum in the autonomous republic is illegal, Ukrainian Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko has said.
"The issue of a referendum is illegal, as the issues of changing the status of Crimea is not subject to review by local referendums – it is a matter for a nationwide referendum," he told journalists in Kyiv on Thursday.