Obama Hopes For Crimea Referendum 'Rethink'
The White House declares it will not recognise Sunday's proposed vote as it pushes Moscow to end the dispute

新聞背景：
美國總統奧巴馬在白宮會見烏克蘭過渡政府總理亞采紐克，強調烏克蘭克里米亞歸屬問題的公投是不合法的，稱承認臨時政府有責任填補亞努科維奇“出逃”后的權力真空。這或許是在向俄羅斯傳遞信息，即美國承認烏克蘭過渡政府。
3月16日克里米亞將舉行公投，克里米亞問題成為兩人會晤的焦點。奧巴馬承認，現在烏克蘭最為緊迫的挑戰是“主權和領土完整面臨威脅”，即克里米亞可能脫離烏克蘭并入俄羅斯。
“總統先生對于會面非常期待”，白宮發言人卡尼表示，“我認為這將再次強調這一事實，即美國認為烏克蘭過渡政府有責任填補亞努科維奇出逃后的權力真空”。
奧巴馬稱，克里米亞公投系俄羅斯“接管”克里米亞后策劃的草率公投，違反烏克蘭憲法和國際法，美國不承認公投的合法性，也不會承認公投結果。

The pro-Russian billboards are everywhere now as Ukraine faces up to its future. At the press conference we were told election cards were about to be printed the polling stations will be in set up.
“ the people we've spoken to are very confused on how on earth they they can vote in this referendum.”
“Yes, I agree. This referendum isn’t far away. We guarantee all the Crimeans are all informed and know about the referendum.”Try telling that to Gal Galina, a pro Ukrainian , mother of ten. “I don’t have any information. I haven’t received any voting cards yet. I don’t like how Russia acts right now. They are making all the promises, but I’m not sure they will keep them.”
“it’s not legal. It’s not.” Marcia wants to act, she says the steps we are sitting on are already Russian. “where are you gonna go?” “USA, or Europe. Somewhere. I hope the government from Europe or USA will be allowed us to go there.”
Toke of scrapping the Ukrainian currency in favor of the Russian Rouble made people nervous about their money here.
I want to take my salary out. I've got 500 on one card and 500 on anotherI don't know what the future will be for this country. Under my pillow.The best place for your money is under your pillow.It's not bad.

So we took our translator to a local polling office to see what information was on offer. After five minute inside, we were told to go somewhere else.
But that was anything but simple. There wasn't an office in there. Two women who were pouring over reams of paper look like an electoral roll but it's buried right in the middle of the school and there is tiny sign on the wall which suggests that this could become a polling station on March, 16.
But when our translator went in, she is from this area.she will vote in this referendum.She was told to get out. They shouted at her. So it's very confusing. The Crimean government had promised a fair referendum.G7 leaders want the vote called off. In the middle of the Crimean Capital,Russian armored

vehicles on the outskirts until now but they are ranging closer to the center.