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

新闻背景：
美国总统奥巴马在白宫会见乌克兰过渡政府总理亚采纽克，强调乌克兰克里米亚归属问题的公投是不合法的，称承认临时政府有责任填补亚努科维奇“出逃”后的权力真空。这或许是在向俄罗斯传递信息，即美国承认乌克兰过渡政府。
3月16日克里米亚将举行公投，克里米亚问题成为两人会晤的焦点。奥巴马承认，现在乌克兰最为紧迫的挑战是“主权和领土完整面临威胁”，即克里米亚可能脱离乌克兰并入俄罗斯。
“总统先生对于会面非常期待”，白宫发言人卡尼表示，“我认为这将再次强调这一事实，即美国认为乌克兰过渡政府有责任填补亚努科维奇出逃后的权力真空”。
奥巴马称，克里米亚公投系俄罗斯“接管”克里米亚后策划的草率公投，违反乌克兰宪法和国际法，美国不承认公投的合法性，也不会承认公投结果。

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.