Apparently Crimea's parliament voted to join the Russian Federation, and this will be ratified/ voted on in a local referendum in Crimea on 16 March.

I guess we can assume that the population will stand behind this suggestion (correct me if this is wrong!)

The question is: What on earth will Russia do about this?!

What are the possible scenarios for this?


  • For South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Pridnestrovie Russia has NOT annexed them, even if they probably wouldn't have minded (not sure what the situation is...)
  • So what would be different about this, if anything?
  • The propaganda war against Russia is overwhelming at the moment. Will this affect Russia's response?
  • Could Russia just reject their request to join the federation?
  • How much would it upset the new Ukrainian government, regular people in Ukraine and the West?
  • Could this lead to war?


What does Russian media think and

What do people here think?