On March 18, Crimea went to polls alongside Russia in an illegitimate election that saw President Vladimir Putin win another six-year term. Purposely scheduled for the anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula, the election, like Russia’s 2014 referendum in Crimea, was not recognized internationally.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Hromadske International: How Russia tried to legitimize illegal election in Crimea
A member of a local election commission prepares a polling station for Russia's presidential election, on March 17, in Simferopol, Crimea.
