Quote Originally Posted by DryCleaning View Post
Why would they need an independence referendum? Just because they are ethnically Russian doesn't mean they want to be part of Greater Russia.

If you don't get that I have neither the time nor crayons to explain this to you.
In 2012 The ethnic Russians in donbass had a civil uprising in order to be away from Ukraine. Similar in Crimea. You really have no idea about the history in this conflict. Move away from the BBC for a while. Get some balance.