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The second option was to be a "part" of Ukraine under a different agreement than the one they had before invasion.

• pydry 5y ago
  Do you genuinely believe that if that second option said "status quo" that the vote share would have jumped from 2% to > 50%?
  • lalaland1125 5y ago
    I think if the second option was status quo and Russian military weren't occupying the area, and the "stay with Ukraine" side had been allowed to campaign, I think the vote share for stay would have been much higher. Even ignoring the potential of voter fraud due to Russia not allowing real third party observers. I don't know exactly what it would be or if it would be over 50%, but we should reject the obvious sham that Russia carried out.
    • pydry 5y ago
      Pew Research found that 88% of crimeans wanted Kyiv to recognize the vote and 91% thought it was free and fair. Do you think that they are wrong? Do you subscribe to Kyiv's view that holding a vote is a criminal offence?