Crimea Votes to Join Russia, US Destroyer Heads to Black SeaPaul Lawrance According to thevice premier of Crimea the referendum will decide whether or not tonationalize state property, adopt the Russian Ruble as Crimean currency and force Ukrainian troops to surrender or leave the country. Local voters will also be given a vote to remain a part of Ukrainebut as an autonomous republic, as laid out in the peninsulas post-Soviet Union constitution. This is our response to the disorder and lawlessness in Kiev,Sergei Shuvainikov, a member of the Crimean parliament, told the Associated Press Thursday.We will decide our future ourselves. The Current Ukrainian government has condemned Crimeas decision to join Russia and has opened a criminal investigation intoCrimean Prime Minister Sergei Askyonovover the decision. The Ukrainian government refuses to recognize the government body in Crimea as legitimate. Simultaneously, the US is sending aguided-missile destroyer into the Black Sea for what it calls a routine visit that is unrelated to the event unfolding in Ukraine. The ship is set to take place in exercises withRomanian and Bulgarian naval forces for an unspecified period of time. Fox news reports: The US State Department has also taken measures to punish Russia, denyingvisas to those they deem responsible for the crisis. Paul Lawrance writes for Eyes Open Report, where this first appeared. 