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Well, here in Sevastopol on the southern tip of the Crimean 

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peninsula. Overwhelming support for the territory to rejoin 

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the Russian Federation, as thousands of people turned out 

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to vote in the referendum. Well, this city has extremely 

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close historical and cultural ties with what people call the 

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motherland. It's also the headquarters for Russia's Black 

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Sea fleet. And the majority of people are Russian speaking. 

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Well many describe the day as historic and the first 

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opportunity in decades for the citizens of Crimea to decide 

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their future. [ FOREIGN ] I have tears in my eyes. I want to 

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cry. This is such an emotional day. I voted for Russia, we're 

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finally going home. [ FOREIGN ] This is a celebration 

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because Russia is spiritually very close to us. It's the 

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motherland, and it's where we always belonged. 

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[ FOREIGN ] We want Putin to be our President. We 

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respect him and his policies. He will protect us. We know 

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life will be better under Russia. Well, the international 

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community has deemed the referendum illegal and vowed 

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to impose economic sanctions. The voters of Sevastopol 

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say the referendum is the will of the people and that the 

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West should simply **** out.