Ukraine Region Votes to Join Russia

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More than 95% of Crimeans voted to break away from Ukraine and rejoin Russia, according to preliminary results, in a referendum that raises the stakes in the
most acute East-West confrontation since the Cold War.
The U.S. and European Union quickly condemned the referendum as illegal. President Barack Obama, speaking by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin,
told him Sunday that the Crimean vote took place "under duress of Russian military intervention" and wouldn't be recognized. The Russian leader responded
that the vote fully complied with international norms, the Kremlin said, issuing a statement that showed no sign of diplomatic progress in the crisis.
Mr. Obama also told Mr. Putin that no diplomatic resolution was possible in the midst of "large-scale Russian military exercises on Ukraine's borders," after
troops staged a rapid airborne operation to take control of a natural gas pumping station on Saturday, the White House said.
U.S. officials planned to begin instituting sanctions to retaliate for Russia's actions in Ukraine, saying that a first round would come as early as Monday.
European officials meet Monday to decide on possible sanctions, which diplomats say could initially affect about 20 top Russian officials and be broadened if
the Kremlin doesn't back down.