More of the same. Via the Kremlin:
- PUTIN, MERKEL DISCUSSED UKRAINE CRISIS BY PHONE, KREMLIN SAYS
- PUTIN TELLS MERKEL RUSSIA WILL RESPECT CHOICE MADE BY CRIMEANS
- PUTIN SAYS CONCERNED ABOUT TENSIONS IN SOUTH, EAST UKRAINE
- PUTIN TELLS MERKEL CRIMEA REFERENDUM ON JOINING RUSSIA IS LEGAL
Even as the West (and NATO) continues to reject any legitimacy of the referendum.
So what happens when the people vote to join Russia, Russia formally annexes the territory and calls the western diplomatic bluff? The answer may be provided as early as 8pm local Ukrainian time when the polls are set to close, and it will likely involve further provocations such as this one, reported moments ago by Sky News: “Interfax reports three Ukrainian military trains carrying equipment into eastern Ukraine have been intercepted by Russian forces.”
via Zero Hedge http://ift.tt/1ocff49 Tyler Durden