Crimea to vote on joining Russia
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Lawmakers">Lawmakers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="March">March</span> 16 <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lawlessness">lawlessness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kiev">Kiev</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sergei">Sergei</span> <span word="Shuvainikov">Shuvainikov</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="Crimean">Crimean</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 100-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="enjoys">enjoys</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="autonomy">autonomy</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="Ukrainian">Ukrainian</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="voted">voted</span> 78-0, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="abstentions">abstentions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>. <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="enhanced">enhanced</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ukrainian">Ukrainian</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>.</p><p><span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="Dmitry">Dmitry</span> <span word="Peskov">Peskov</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="session">session</span>, "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>, <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="today">today</span>", <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ITAR">ITAR</span>-<span word="TASS">TASS</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>, <span word="Sergei">Sergei</span> <span word="Mironov">Mironov</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simplify">simplify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="Tass">Tass</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p>
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