BR 3/18/14 Putin rebuffs West, signs treaty to annex Crimea

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/03/18/russia-crimea-annexation/6554563/

1. Russia wants the Crimea region from Ukraine, so Crimea citizens are voting to break away from Ukraine and join Russia.

2. I don't believe the US has any need to get involved.