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Crimea votes in favor of joining Russia

Clip: 3/16/2014 | 4m 57s

Crimea votes in favor of joining Russia, Margaret Warner reports from the ground.

Defying international protests that called the process illegitimate, Crimea today went ahead with a referendum and voted overwhelmingly to join Russia. What was it like at the polls today? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with NewsHour’s chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner about today’s vote and what that could mean for Crimea in the coming days.

03/16/2014 | Rating NR

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