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by asenk 2137 days ago
Opinion polling is only valid in places where you can freely have opinions.
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A whopping 88% of Crimean residents thought Ukraine should recognize the result of the referendum, according to independent Pew Research. [1]

[1] https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2014/05/08/despite-concer...

Unless you can refute an extremely trusted independent pollster, I'm inclined to believe the statistics rather than anything subjective.