穆斯林鞑靼人 — — 约占克里米亚人口的15 % — —强烈反对加入俄罗斯联邦，可能成为永远的反对者，此外还有25%说乌克兰语的克里米亚人，他们在过去十天中一直保持沉默。
The Muslim Tatars – roughly 15% of Crimea’s population – strongly oppose joining the Russian Federation and may become a permanent thorn in its side, along with the 25% of Ukrainian-speaking Crimeans who have been silenced over the past ten days.