Maia Mikhaluk : Crimea 's referendum to join Russia was not democratic . ` ` The vote took place under the guns of Russian troops , '' says the Kiev resident . ' " It is a very dangerous precedent for Ukraine and its future. : Was it legal ? She has been documenting unrest in her country since February .
Maia Mikhaluk : Crimea 's referendum to join Russia was not democratic . ` ` The vote took place under the guns of Russian troops , '' says the Kiev resident . '" It is a very dangerous precedent for Ukraine and its future. She has been documenting unrest in her country since February .