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Roman Lyagin, head of the electoral commission in Donetsk, holds up the results of the referendum on the status of the province, during a news conference Monday. Pro-Russian separatists say they received overwhelming support.

Separatists in Ukraine declare victory in referenda and seek to join Russia

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Pro-Russian separatists are claiming a landslide success in referenda on independence in two provinces of eastern Ukraine. Kiev has condemned the polls as a farce. Donetsk has already asked to join Russia. But Moscow appears to be keeping the separatists at arm’s length. For the moment. Pro-Russian separatists are claiming a landslide success in referenda on independence in two provinces of eastern Ukraine. Kiev has condemned the polls as a farce. Donetsk has already asked to join Russia. But Moscow appears to be keeping the separatists at arm’s length. For the moment.

A man jumps over a burning barricade outside the city hall in Mariupol, Friday.

Separatists in Ukraine push ahead with referendum, but what does it mean?

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