Original sentence: Following the violence the Ukrainian parliament on 22 February voted to remove Yanukovych from power (on the grounds that his whereabouts were unknown and he thus could not fulfil his duties), and to free Yulia Tymoshenko from prison.In March 2014, the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation resulted in Crimea being annexed by Russia.Though official results of a referendum on reunification with Russia were reported as showing a large majority in favor of the proposition, the vote was organized under Russian military occupation and was denounced by the European Union and the United States as illegal
Edited sentence: Following the violence the Ukrainian parliament on 22 February voted to remove Yanukovych from power (on the pretext that his whereabouts were unknown and he thus could not fulfil his duties), and to free Yulia Tymoshenko from prison.In March 2014, Crimea was annexed by Russia following a referendum on reunification with Russia were official results reported a large majority in favor of the proposition.The vote was organized under Russian military occupation and was denounced by the European Union and the United States as illegal