Crimea - votes in Russian parliamentary elections amid protests from Ukraine: euronews (in English)

euronews (in English)

Published on Sep 18, 2016

Residents of Crimea are voting in Russian parliamentary elections for the first time since the peninsula was annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

Moscow's move followed an internationally unrecognised vote on self-determination for the land mass.

Russian state media reported turnout of over 80 percent for that vote, with more than 90 percent allegedly opting to break away from Ukraine.

In the run-up to Sunday's ballot (September 18), Kyiv urged countries not to send election observers to Crimea and…

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