The Washington Post is reporting this morning that lawmakers in the embattled Crimean region of Ukraine have voted to hold a March 16 referendum on whether Crimea should become part of Russia.
Read more at:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/crimea-sets-referendum-on-whether-to-join-russia/2014/03/06/07053ed0-a519-11e3-b865-38b254d92063_story.html