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1. Does it look like legitimate "referendum" to you? http://pda.pravo.ru/store/doc/image/20160316120226.jpg

2. Constitution of Ukraine states that only citizens of whole country and not only locals can decide such questions, _ANY_ local referendum regarding sovereignty is illegal.

It is how russian troops work and it is not legal anyhow.

Re Syria: it might sound good but when we track who russians are bombing we might notice that it is just helping Asad to save his power by killing all people who want freedom even civil ones. In the end russia is supporting isis by supporting Asad.