While the residents of Crimea were voting on March 16 under the barrel of Russian guns, Oleg Vorontsov was heeding a national call to arms. Outraged by what he called a “rigged referendum” that will probably result in the peninsula being absorbed by Moscow, the 40-year-old approached a recruiting stand in central Kiyv for Ukraine’s newly created national guard.
Washington Post: As Ukrainians brace to lose Crimea, many are also disappointed with the West
Pro-Russia celebration in Crimea on March 16.
