Crimea Voices: 'Kiev Government Is Joke'
Updated: 2:41pm UK, Wednesday 05 March 2014
People in Simferopol, Crimea, give Sky News their opinion on the crisis that has seen Russian forces deployed in the region.
:: Yelena Blinova, 75, Pensioner
"I was born in Russia but have lived in Crimea for 42 years.
"We don't want democracy here that came with bullets, we can determine our future by ourselves.
"I believe what has taken place in Kiev is a coup. We are asking Putin to prevent the same from happening here, otherwise they will poison our water supplies, they will gas us.
"We want to have independence and then we will decide what we'll do."
:: Oleg Krivoruchenko, 58, Blacksmith
"I am part of the people's patrol and we are here to make sure there is order on the streets.
"We assembled 11 groups of 100 men - we are patrolling streets, and will be doing this until things calm down.
"There is not tension on the streets of Simferopol.
"We don't know who the armed soldiers are and I don't mind them because they are helping to keep the situation calm.
"I, personally, don't want Crimea to join either Russia or the European Union. I was born here and I want Crimea to be able to run itself."
:: Igor Kornienko, 22 and Sasha Maruk, 22, Students
"They are saying the situation here is tense but we've been cycling around town all this time and it is absolutely fine.
"We've been watching events in Kiev and we are angry that on television they are talking only about the protesters that were killed but not the soldiers.
"This is not fair. The new government in Kiev is a joke. They just assembled some people who have no experience.
"Many people here are hoping we will be in Russia soon, but we have the referendum first.
"What we like about Russia is that life is not crazy like it is here, and Putin is a good leader, but we are not yet sure we would want to become part of it."
:: Vitaly Zagrudniy, 33
"What I care about is the economy. Crimea has everything it needs to be independent from Kiev - we have gas, oil and fertile land.
"But Kiev exports everything we have and does not give us enough back.
"My mother has worked for the state railway for for 35 years and now gets a pension of £75. Similar pensions in Kiev are higher.
"I used to work as a security guard but when I asked to be paid for the last three months they fired me. This is not fair.
"Russia is so close and Crimea's economy depends on Russian tourism and it is more stable too, that's why we would be better off to become a part of it."
Boris Tatorin, 27, Translator
"I really don't like what is happening here. How would you feel if menacing armed men appeared outside your house and told you there are here to protect you?
"I also don't like that we have foreign flags on our official buildings.
"If we signed the EU agreement we could travel to the EU without visas and many people would have liked that.
"I feel Ukrainian and I would never want to be under the Russian rule.
"Troops need to go back to their bases, they are peaceful now, but what will happen if they get different orders?
"I am hoping there will be negotiations and troops will pull out soon."
:: Watch Sky News live on television, on Sky channel 501, Virgin Media channel 602, Freeview channel 82 and Freesat channel 202.
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