Crimea/2014 Crimean status “referendum”

History

A referendum on the Act of Declaration of Independence was held in Ukraine on 1 December 1991.[1] An overwhelming majority of 92.3% of voters approved the declaration of independence made by the Verkhovna Rada on 24 August 1991.

1991 Ukrainian independence referendum

Interesting are the results by region:

Region	% for Ukraine
Luhansk Oblast	83.86
Donetsk Oblast	83.90
Crimean ASSR	54.19
Sevastopol City	57.07

Invasion

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_green_men_(Russo-Ukrainian_War)

“referendum”

13 years later, we are supposed to believe...

• Crimea referendum: What does the ballot paper say?

• 2014 Crimean status referendum

• Over 123% of Sevastopol residents vote to join Russia!

Observers

• https://euromaidanpress.com/2014/03/16/far-rights-and-neostalinists-observing-so-called-referendum-in-crimea/

Other examples

Chechnya

https://www.alamy.com/russian-soldiers-enter-the-referendum-polling-station-in-chechen-settlement-of-khankala-march-22-2003-war-weary-chechens-began-voting-on-sunday-on-the-future-of-their-push-for-independence-in-a-referendum-promoted-by-the-kremlin-as-a-critical-step-towards-peace-picture-taken-march-22-2003-reuterspavel-pavlov-reuters-as-image380674669.html