'Crimea has returned to its historical homeland' says PM

A year ago, people in Crimea voted overwhelmingly to join Russia again, after six decades of being part of Ukraine.

This followed a deliberate campaign, agreed by President Putin himself, to send in so-called volunteers (often serving Russian soldiers) to cut off Crimea's road links with Ukraine, take over its military and naval bases and seize hold of its government.

John Simpson spoke to Crimea's prime minister, Sergey Aksyonov, in the capital Simferopol.

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