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nationalize the fed

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3. Source please
Mon Aug 1, 2016, 07:11 PM
Aug 2016

Crimea referendum: Voters 'back Russia union'

BBC 16 March 2014

Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia, officials say, after half the votes have been counted in a disputed referendum.

Crimea's leader says he will apply to join Russia on Monday. Russia's Vladimir Putin has said he will respect the Crimean people's wishes...more:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26606097

Crimea votes to secede from Ukraine in 'illegal' poll

UK Guardian, Sunday 16 March 2014

Crimea voted to secede from Ukraine in a referendum that most of the world has condemned as illegal. Early results – when 50% of the votes were counted – showed that 95.5% of ballots were in favour of joining Russia.

Russia's lower house of parliament will pass legislation allowing Ukraine's southern Crimea region to join Russia "in the very near future", news agency Interfax cited its deputy speaker as saying on Monday morning...more:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/16/ukraine-russia-truce-crimea-referendum

I find few have a clue. Igel Aug 2016 #1
yes, I would expect him to know that Russia invaded pepperbear Aug 2016 #2
Source please nationalize the fed Aug 2016 #3
I doubt it's ignorance. NuclearDem Aug 2016 #4
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