Foreign & Commonwealth Office, The Crimean referendum - a comparison with the Scottish referendum (2014)
“ Is the referendum supported by all the parties involved? ✘The referendum in Crimea is against the Ukrainian Constitution and condemned by the Ukrainian Prime Minister and acting President. ✔The Scottish referendum is supported by the UK Government and the devolved Scottish Government. Who will supervise the vote? ✘In Crimea, voters will vote whilst being watched by heavily armed soldiers from an invading army. ✔In Scotland, the vote will be supervised by the independent elections watchdog — The Electoral Commission. ”
