Exactly. Its a mostly ethnic Russian province.
Latest projection is 95.5% for joining Russia!
If it had been below a “9” I would have been colored surprised.
Who is voting besides the ethnic Russians? It is a majority Russian Province with 42% others - a significant number. Who is doing the counting? The deal stunk for non Russians. But then, I suppose that is the point.
We’ll see which Provence is next. The greatest Russian ethnic population outside Crimea is just under 40%. Yet, the Russians are giving every appearance of going into Donetsk to rescue their fellow Russians.