Crimea chooses to join Russia in lopsided vote
A resident of Crimea casts her vote in Simferopol, Crimea’s capital. The pro-Russia authorities in Crimea organized the referendum on March 16, 2014 to decide whether or not the region leaves Ukraine and joins Russia.
Officials say there was high turnout for a vote the opposition says was fixed from the beginning.
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