Eastern Ukrainians Approve Secession Referendum

Early indications are that voters in Eastern Ukraine have overwhelmingly approved a measure that could potentially lead to their secession from the country. via PBS Newshour

Philip Shiskin, a reporter from the Wall Street Journal, said of the relevance of the vote, “Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine are about to declare de facto independence not for one, but for two provinces bordering Russia here. And they need this vote to give their efforts a veneer of legitimacy. That’s why those pictures you see of some people heading to the polls, that’s very important.”

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