SIMFEROPOL, February 28. /ITAR-TASS/. Autonomous Republic of Crimea does not need Russia’s military assistance, Prime Minister of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov told reporters Friday.

“At this moment, there’s no need for it,” he said. “From the purely theoretic point of view, nothing should be ruled out but I hope a there won't be a replay of the South Ossetian or any other situation."