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Crimea moves to join Russia as West readies sanctions

– A ‘mockery’ –

British Foreign Secretary William Hague called the vote a “mockery” of democracy while France’s Laurent Fabius criticised a referendum “that took place under the threat of Russian occupation forces.”

Japan’s top government spokesman Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the country “does not approve the result” of the referendum.

“Japan will strongly urge Russia to abide by international law completely, respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and integrity of its territory, and not to go ahead with annexing Crimea,” he added.

Tensions remained high in the mainly Russian-speaking southeast of Ukraine, where thousands rallied in the flashpoint industrial city of Donetsk and the town of Kharkiv to demand their own Crimea-style referendum.

Russian lawmakers are on Friday expected to debate legislation that would simplify the process under which the Kremlin can annex a part of another state.

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