Voting Begins In Controversial Crimean Referendum On Whether Region Should Split From Ukraine And Be Annexed By Russia -- Daily Mail
* Condemned as illegitimate by acting Ukrainian government and by West
* If referendum passes, Russia faces prospect of sanctions from West
* It looks likely to be a landslide for Crimea to become part of Russia
Voting has begun in a controversial Crimean referendum on whether to split off and seek annexation by Russia.
The vote has been condemned as illegitimate by the acting Ukrainian government and by the West, but has been backed by Russia.
Voters are expected to support a move to leave Ukraine, but Crimean tatars have boycotted the poll.
Since pro-Russia president Viktor Yanukovych fled to Russia, Crimea has come under control of local militia forces, as well as heavily armed troops under apparent command from Moscow.
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1 comment:
Game, set, match to Putin (prospectively). The USA has agreed to Russian terms of settlement, including “constitutional reform” which includes a federalized, neutral Ukraine “while taking into the account the interests of all regions of Ukraine.”
But the neo-Nazis in Kyev (also McCain is there) haven’t been a part of this. Perhaps the visiting US senate delegation under McCain will convince them? Not.
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