Separatist demonstrators in eastern Ukrainian provinces Donestk and Luhansk cast votes to show their overwhelming support of the annexation by Russia; the same opinion that is held by the Crimean Peninsula. Though opponents of the annexation generally agreed to stay away from the polls in order to keep the voting illegitimate, a large portion of the population from these two large cities are in favor of greater autonomy from the Central Ukrainian government, which is located in the capital, Kiev. With tension high and violent outbursts occurring in random hotspots, independent city-states look to separate themselves from the central government, a decision that is not officially backed by the United Nations, nor even the Russian government.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/12/world/europe/ukraine-referendum.html?hp
Ryan Woods
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