The referendum date has been moved up again from March 30 to March 16.
Kiev says its unconstitutional but its powerless to prevent the vote from being held under Russian protection.
And since it would have democratic legitimacy, Russia can then approve the accession of Crimea to the Motherland in response to wish of most of its people, who are ethnic Russian.
Kiev may be technically correct but its hard for it to argue the territory can’t vote to join Russia and nothing prevents Russia from making it de jure Russian territory after the referendum result is published.
Of course - just waiting for a hypocritical West to denounce it in 3, 2, 1...
“just waiting for a hypocritical West to denounce it in 3, 2, 1...”
The West can accept a democratically elected government to be overthrown by a militant groups and recognize it as fully legal, but they cannot accept the right to self determination of another group through a referendum? It always depends on whose side you look from.
The West supported the secession of a region from another country Serbia through fire force(Kosovo) because of self determination but now cannot support this right to Crimea?
In US it was a strong support for the invasion of Panama, in ‘91, when American citizens were at risk, but would be indignant if this is done to protect Russian citizens in another state ?
Lol!
Crimea today, Kiev tomorrow.