Crimea to Vote on Its Future as Tense Standoff Continues

Russia would accept Crimea as an equal part if the region votes to abandon Ukraine, Russia’s parliament said on Friday.

Crimea’s parliament, which operates autonomously from the Ukrainian government, voted to hold an early referendum on March 16, and leaving Ukraine to join Russia will be on the table. If it passes, Crimea, which belongs to Ukraine but is largely made up of Russian-language speakers, would be the first territory to join Russia since the Soviet Union broke up in 1991

“If the decision is made (by referendum), then (Crimea) will become an absolutely equal subject of the Russian Federation,” said Valentina Matvienko, speaker of Russia’s upper house of parliament. Read more…

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