MOSCOW, March 18. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says it is necessary to adopt measures to finalize the rehabilitation of the Crimean Tartars.

“There was a period, when the Crimean Tartars experienced injustice… It is necessary to adopt political, legal measures to finalize the process of rehabilitation of the Crimean Tartars. The measures should restore their rights, their good name fully,” Putin said on Tuesday in an address to both houses of the Russian parliament following Crimea’s application for joining Russia.

Putin's statement on Crimea's application to join Russia. Live