>>211644403 (OP)Why are you against a referendum in Donbass and Crimea, UN monitored, to determine the popular will in those areas, if they want to be part of Russia or Ukraine. Those areas are mainly made up of russian ethnically and linguistically so it's very likely they'd choose Russia, for Crimea it's a given, maybe it would be a bit more contested for Donbass since the ethnic composition is not as clear cut as Crimea