Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-03-16 11:39:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1380B9E71E0D2745263A3C5D47D20C9992EC4587C67472186574188ED6C17A4E
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Original Note:
The Crimean referendum was not legal under both Ukrainian and Crimean constitutions: https://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/default.aspx?pdffile=CDL-AD%282014%29002-e OSCE observers and military observers were not permitted to observe the referendum: https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-referendum-osce-idUSL6N0M73AP20140310/ The presence of armed forces and fraud also made the referendum illegitimate: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/crimea-votes-russia_n_4978631
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