Crimea parliament sets May 25 referendum on region's status Lawmakers in Crimea's regional parliament, which is currently being controlled by pro-Russian gunmen, voted Thursday to hold a referendum on May 25 on the region's status in Ukraine, the parliament's press service said. Maria Lipman, a political analyst at the Carnegie Moscow Center says it it quite likely that Crimeans will "vote by majority for broader autonomy." Images and soundbites