Referendums by separatists in Ukraine, such as May 11 in Donetsk, “don’t count,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on May 12. “These referendums are illegal, they are organized in a chaotic manner with dubious and ambiguous questions.” Pro-Russian separatists claimed victory in a vote in the eastern Ukrainian region; they say that 90% of voters wanted independence from Ukraine.
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CNN: NATO’s Rasmussen says separatist Ukraine referendums ‘don’t count,’ pledges ‘further steps’ if needed
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says May 11 referendums in estern Ukraine were illegal, \"organized in a chaotic manner with dubious and ambiguous questions.\u201d
