No matter how hard the world has tried and no matter how Russia becomes adamant, the call for peace in Ukraine is within more and more distant. Today Crimean people voted to approve leaving Ukraine and joining Russia, i thought those days are long gone of the British Federation and the Russian Federation and so on, but this proves that in the global stage there is still more work to be done, so that peace can prevail. EU, United Nations and world leaders let us all be in support of Ukraine at this hour of her need as Russia becomes a colonizer again, let this action for peace that is UN-elected be shown toughness and none appreciation.

Edwin Mathe in relations to a BBC article on independent Crimea in Russia bid 17/03/14