Crimea Tally: 95 Percent of Voters Want to Join Russia

Election authorities in the breakaway Ukraine region of Crimea say 95 percent of voters support secession and a move to join Russia. The data was announced late Sunday with half of the referendum ballots counted. Voter turnout was placed at between 75 and 80 percent. The tally came as the peninsula's pro-Moscow leader, Sergei Aksynov, announced that his government will formally apply on Monday to join the Russian Federation.In Kyiv, Ukraine's interim Prime Minister Arseniy...

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