Ukraine: "world on verge of a World War III" (Donetsk analyst) People in Crimea took to the polls on Sunday for a referendum on breaking away from Ukraine to join Russia that has precipitated a Cold War-style security crisis on Europe's eastern frontier. Igor Todorov, Head of the International Relations department at Donetsk National University, told AFPTV "the world is on the verge of a World War III and the task of the powerful countries of the G7 is to stop Putin." Images and soundbites.REFILING TO CORRECT SPELLING OF NAME