Russia is likely to accept the Crimean Parliament’s request.
This would throw a spanner in Western efforts to get Russia to pull its troops out of Crimea.
60 years later, it looks like Nikita Khruschev’s “gift” is being undone. Before 1954, Crimea was a part of the RSFSR - which corresponds more or less with the territory of present-day Russia.
Ukraine is arguing with a straight face that a long-dead Soviet Communist dictator’s bequest has more legitimacy than the desires of present day people in the territory - who want nothing to do with Ukraine.
Go figure.
He hasn’t been quiet. He gave a long press conference two days ago on video. (see YouTube) & had a 90 minute phone call with zerO as well. Our media has blacked him out, but he’s been talking, just go find it.