French MPs defend controversial visit to Crimea

A group of French MPs has stirred controversy by visiting Crimea. The territory was annexed by Russia in March last year following a referendum "not recognised as legal by most members of the United Nations":http://www.un.org/press/en/2014/ga114.... The unofficial trip by ten politicians from the opposition centre-right Republican Party, has been condemned by the French and Ukrainian governments. But former French Transport Minister Thierry Mariani, leading the delegation, defended the… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/23/fr... What are the top stories today? Click to watch:    • Top Stories   euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... euronews is available in 13 languages:    / euronewsnetwork   In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook:   / euronews   Twitter:   / euronews   Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews