While answering questions in the British House of Commons Prime Minister David Cameron was asked by Opposition Leader Ed Miliband, "Does the Prime Minister agree with me that the referendum was illegal, and in direct violation of the terms Ukrainian constitution? Does he all so share my deep concern following the news that a Ukrainian servicemen were shot and killed at a military base in Crimea yesterday?"
Prime Minster David Cameron responded, "Well the right honorable gentleman is absolutely correct that the referendum in the Crimea was illegitimate and illegal. It was brought together in the 10 days and held at the point after Russian Kalashnikov. This can not be accepted legitimatized by international community."
When asked if he would support further sanctions on the Russia Federation David Cameron answered:
We said if the Russian Federation did not take part in a contact group with the Ukrainian government to take forward discussions, then asset freezes travel bans should follow. Those have been put in place at the Foreign Affairs Council on Monday. And I believe further action should be taken at the European Council of Ministers which I will take part in on Thursday. I also think we should be responding to the fact of this annexation. That we said that if there was further action to destabilize the Ukraine and this annexation is that action, further consequences need to follow. We need to set that out, on Thursday, in concert with our European partners and at the same time I think we need to put down a very clear warning that if there was further destabilization for instance, going into the eastern Ukraine in any way, then we would move to a position of sorts of economic sanctions that we discussed in The House last week.
Opposition Leader Ed Miliband told Prime Minster Cameron that he would have the full support of the House of Commons to enact, "for the toughest possible diplomatic and economic measures against the Russian Federation given the totally illegitimate actions they have taken."
Prime Minster David Cameron finished his remarks by indicating he would be open to expelling Russia from the G-8.