Crimeans 'vote to join Russia'
2,269 views · Published 17 March 2014 · 2:25 · Indexed 26 October 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
People have been celebrating in Crimea, where voters overwhelmingly chose to break away from Ukraine. Exit polls show that around 95 percent of voters cast their ballot in favour of joining Russia. The European Union and the US have condemed the referendum, and are now considering sanctions. Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips reports from Simferopol.
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