Original sentence: The Supreme Council of Crimea considered the ousting of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in the 2014 Ukrainian revolution as a coup and the new interim government in Kiev as illegitimate and stated that the referendum was a response to these developments.The referendum asked local population whether they wanted to join Russia as a federal subject, or if they wanted to restore the 1992 Crimean constitution and Crimea's status as a part of Ukraine.With a fear of another version of Euromaidan arising out of the event, the Russian Military was invited  to act as overseer to deter and contain any attempts by Ukrainian nationalist radicals to disrupt the voting process
Edited sentence: After the events of Euromaidan, the referendum was held during a Russian military takeover of Crimea.The referendum requested local populations whether they wanted to join Russia as a federal subject, or if they wanted to restore the 1992 Crimean constitution and Crimea's status as a part of Ukraine.The referendum was not internationally recognized by the vast majority of countries while only 11 United Nations member states have recognized it