Showing campers what not to do on your trip to the great outdoors. Today is decision day in ukraine, and the votes are in. Election Officials Say most people in crimea voted to breakaway from ukraine and join the russian federation. Its the highest voter turp out they have seen. In u. S. , they have denied the referendum. Nick schifrin joins us from the crimean capital simferepol. What have you seen today . The results are coming in literally as we speak. The election commissioners are speaking to the press. They announced over 80 of crimea voted. We believe according to initial reports about the exit polls, over 90 of the peninsula voted to join russia. I must say we were out in four or five different polling sayings and we didnt see an until peace of evidence that exit pollsters were there working. We should take the numbers with a grain of salt. Bottom line is they have decided to join russia. How concerned are people across ukraine that these polls are not legitimate and do not ref
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Week ahead. Our top story, celebrations on the ukrainian peninsula. Voters approved a referendum to rejoin russia. Russian supporters demonstrated in the streets for hours across crimea. The Election Commission reports an 80 vetter turn out. Here are the voter turn out. Here are the results. They are overwhelming. When asked about becoming a subject of the russian federation, more than the 95 votediers. 4 voted for more autoony. The united nations, the e. U. , and the white house condemned the vote. We have a team on the ground. Jennifer glasse talks to people for and against the election in sevastopol. But first the south of the nation where Nick Schifrin joins us live. What is the next step for crimea now . Everyone here is not looking west, but east. You get a lot of criticism for international and domestic monitors critical of the referendum. They have a long list of irreg u latteries, and they say it was conducted do hastily. They have a voter role that was not accurate. They have
Travel bans threat the European Union for anyone deemed responsible for actions that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of the ukraine and the freeze of any European Union based funds or Economic Resources that are quote own, held or controlled by the same individuals. Mr. Obama hosting new ukrainian Prime Minister at the white house today demonstrating both solidarity and support to the new ukrainian leader called on mr. Vladimir putin to step back from what may well be an abyss. If he wants to redraw the line, and to change or undermine the entire Global Security and to revise the outcome of the Second World War so they will move forward, so my message is mr. Vladimir putin tear down these walls. Develop or intimidation and military aggression, lets stop. Lets calm down. Lou secretary of state john kerry not quite as diplomatic in his testimony delivered to the House Appropriations committee ahead of a scheduled trip o london tomorrow where
In the olympic park in east london. Uk supermarkets morrisons and sainsburys take a tougher stance on people refusing to wear masks while shopping. What do you think about how the lockdown rules are being enforced where you are . Are you confused by the rules themselves . If youd like to get in touch on this or any of our stories you can contact me on twitter geetagurumurthy or bbcyourquestions. Security is stepped up as the fbi warns of armed protests across the United States in the run up tojoe bidens inauguration. Plus, the findings of an inquiry into cruelty suffered by unmarried mothers and their children in religious institutions is due to be published by the Irish Government. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Figures released in the last hour by the office for National Statistics show that last year saw the largest increase in deaths in the uk for 70 years. The big