According to international observers was in line with international norms.
24% of Tatars turned out and a majority of them apparently voted for union with Russia.
If this is also confirmed for Ukrainians, that pretty much upends Western assumptions about this being an only ethnic Russian vote.
Rather, its becoming clear a broad-cross section of Crimean society favors reunification with Russia. And the West and the rulers in Kiev whom no one by the way elected - are reduced to talking about a sham and illegality.
They should hear themselves. Their anti-Russia animus borders on the absurd.
Wonder what took them so long. How long have they been separated from Russia?
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LOL what international observers? 99% of the planet denounced this "referendum" as illigitimate.
Change the Russia Today channel for God's sake
“According to international observers was in line with international norms.”
You are disseminating yet more false Russian propaganda. On the contrary, international observers are reporting the referendum was illegitimate due to vote fraud. For one such example:
Journalist voted at the Crimean referendum with Russian passport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXG67YJVZuQ
Voter Fraud in Crimea, Ukraine. CNN Filmed Stuffing Ballots on Camera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWk9EjiGR4A
Tatars in Crimea protest against vote to join Russia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtuUpv5jTkw
Crimea Referendum: Ethnic Russians and Tatars protest ‘illegal’ Russian annexation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y75WkG9dQu4
“24% of Tatars turned out and a majority of them apparently voted for union with Russia.”
That statement is yet another blatant numerical impossibility, because a 24 percent vote of the Tatars would represent only 3 percent of the total available voters. Since the Russian authorities are reporting a 79-80 percent voter turnout, it is an impossibility for there to be only a 24 percnt Tatar voter turnout, an overall 79-80 percent voter turnout, or a 90 percent vote favorable vote for annexation to Russia. The numbers the Russian propagandists are broadcasting and you are disseminating are numerical impossibilities.
“If this is also confirmed for Ukrainians, that pretty much upends Western assumptions about this being an only ethnic Russian vote.”
You are obviously behaving as a disinformation agent for the Putin’s Russian regime.
“Rather, its becoming clear a broad-cross section of Crimean society favors reunification with Russia. And the West and the rulers in Kiev whom no one by the way elected - are reduced to talking about a sham and illegality.”
Such in your face lies on your part raises the question of why you are working so hard on FR to propagate such absurdly false disinformation?
“They should hear themselves. Their anti-Russia animus borders on the absurd.”
Like the tens of thousands of Russians who just risked their very lives demonstrating against the Putin regime’s illegal invasion of the Ukraine and human rights abuses in Russia, we support Russian desires for peace and freedom under a true democratic and peaceful Russian government. We are anti-totalitarian government and anti-Communist, whereas you appear to be willing to disseminate any lie needed to support the criminal acts of the Putin regime and the agenda of international Communism.