Why Ukraine Referendum is Big Deal

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The referendum on September 23-27 in the Donbass and southern Kherson and Zaporozhye regions of Ukraine on their accession to Russian Federation is, prima facie, an exercise of the right of self-determination by the native population who reject the western-backed regime change in Kiev in 2014 and the ascendancy of extreme nationalist forces with neo-Nazi leanings in the power structure.

But it has other dimensions, too. In all probability, the referendum will overwhelmingly opt for accession to Russian Federation. In Donbass, it is a straightforward question: “Do you support the entry of the DPR into the Russian Federation as a subject of the Russian Federation?” For Kherson and the Zaporozhye Cossacks, the referendum ascertains three sequential decisions: secession of these territories from Ukraine; formation of an independent state; and its entry into the Russian Federation as a subject.

In 2014…

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2 thoughts on “Why Ukraine Referendum is Big Deal

  1. Thank you very much for this comment. It looks to me, that you are well informed, and that you like to report in an unbiased way. Your daily pictures blog is very interesting, and I am going to reblog it! Thank you so much, Nicolas Cinquini! 🙂

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