Ukraine Crisis

The results in Sunday's referendum on whether Ukraine's Crimea region should join Russia or become an independent state determines to show support for Russia.With 50% percent of the ballots counted, more than 95% of voters want to become part of that country.People are decided to have a drastic change for there country. Russian state news reported that some 93% of people had voted to join Russia. This is a big percentage for a decision that need the opinion from the citizens. The voting has put the United States and Russia on the kind of collision course not seen since the end of the Cold War.

 European nations and the United States have announced some targeted punishments against Russia and have threatened tougher sanctions if the secession vote goes through.Kicking off the polling in a prerecorded statement, Crimea's Prime Minister Sergey Aksyonov called on the residents of Crimea to cast their vote "independent of nationalism and disintegration." 

Link : http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/16/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html?hpt=wo_c1


MLA Citation :  Magnay Diana. "Ukraine Crisis,early results show Crimea votes to join Russia" March 2014.Web.March 16,2014


 In conclusion this event really impressed me, because to make a decision is taken in the wake of the opinion of the citizens. In this case is quite high percentage are almost 100% in 93% of citizens who want to make that junction. Now they have to conclude whether or not it is quite convenient to both countries unite and work together from now on.