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CNN: Crimea lawmakers vote to leave Ukraine for Russia, set referendum date

By CNN.

Published March 6, 2014 at 2:21 pm

on March 6 lawmakers in Ukraine's southern Crimea region voted in favor of leaving it for Russia, which already has the Crimea peninsula under de facto control.

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Lawmakers in Ukraine's southern Crimea region voted Thursday in favor of leaving Ukraine for Russia, which already has the Black Sea peninsula under de facto control.

The Crimean parliament also voted to hold a referendum on the move in 10 days’ time.