First --- the Russians take over all the the tv. stations (in the Crimea, anyway) then they bitch about having something of the similar?
97 percent vote in the Crimea to join Russia? Huh? if you or any other cannot see the inherent problem with those results I would say they are either ignorant, or stupid.
That vote came about from a Russian invasion of sorts, troops without insignia empowering the ignorant mouth-breather Berkut and any other Russia-leaning whoever to go about intimidating any who oppose themselves -- while saying they are doing it to "keep order".
Do you know the Russians mined the border between what's presently left of Ukraine, and the Crimean? And they are letting Russian extremists create and man "checkpoints" in and out?
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine (Dispatch Six)
check out this group's other dispatches. They are there, capturing it on film. Go through about 10 of them, then decide.
Where did you see anything at all in posts that indicates that I give any credibility to RT or Putin? Where?