But wait a minute, what kind of referendum was it under the guns of occupying foreign army? Have we lost our minds here at FR?
pretty sure they were invited. See pics below for their distress.
Russian troops are in Crimea, but referendum is NOT held at gun point.... Over 70 International Observers documented and announced this was so....who there because 'Ukrainians in Kiev insisted' it be so.
The troops at the polling areas and throughout Crimea were there to prevent any further violence which had been and continues to be throughout areas in Ukraine...as we've observed from all news sources.
The US refused to have any Observers for the Vote...I suspect doing so would have indirectly acknowledge they were ok with it, which they've outright stated the referendum vote is illegal.
BTW...nobody are commies here nor supporting Putin....simply watching and bringing to FR what is out there to see. As one poster wrote..."There are no good guys in this"...and there aren't.