Crimea: a bone of contention with conflict potential
On the 7th anniversary of the referendum
by Wolfgang Effenberger
(31 March 2021) The referendum of 16 March 2014 – the vote for a joining with the Russian Federation – in Crimea and Sevastopol showed a clear result: with a turnout of 83 per cent, 96.7 per cent voted for annexation to Russia.1