MEP Tatyana Zhdanok ( " Russian Union of Latvia " ) said in the " one on One " on channel LTV that recent events in the Crimea was nothing but a restoration of historical justice." The situation with the Crimea is Atmoda. Russian Atmoda ", - the Politician stressed. She said that visited the referendum on secession of the Peninsula from Ukraine at the invitation of the head of the Supreme Council of the Crimea, are familiar with himself." in the newspaper Diena wrote that this trip I was not paid. No, paid - such a system is established in the European Parliament. Travel by personal invitation permitted and financed. Just there to understand democracy is not, as we have, " said Tatyana Zhdanok.

All its expressions, a referendum was observed by six members of the European Parliament, who arrived in Crimea on their own initiative." I deliberately do not use the word " delegation ", as it were, the MPs from very different groups. The views of some of them unacceptable to me - but they represented their voters, " said Zhdanok. The politician did not agree with the statement that the Russian Federation used the visits of the people's representatives, to make the appearance of a referendum.
recall that " Atmoda " (atmoda, literally - " awakening " ) called Latvian national movement.

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