Pro-Russian people celebrate in the central square in Sevastopol, Ukraine, late Sunday, March 16, 2014. AP
SIMFEROPOL — Crimea’s pro-Moscow leader Sergiy Aksyonov on Monday said 96.6 percent of voters casting ballots in a weekend poll chose to break off from Ukraine and join Russia.
“Final results of the referendum — 96.6 percent in favour!” he tweeted, a day after the disputed poll which is only recognized by Russia and which has sparked an international diplomatic crisis.
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