Pseudo-referendum planned in the territories of Ukraine occupied by Russia / art

Pseudo-referendum planned in the territories of Ukraine occupied by Russia

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The administration of the occupation of the part of Kherson occupied by the Russian forces and the occupation authority of the occupied part of Zaporizhia also announced that a referendum would be held on these dates. The West has condemned the holding of pseudo-referendums, stating that their results will not be recognized.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his speech Wednesday that Russia supports the holding of referendums in the four occupied territories. From 22 to 27 September, holidays are fixed in the educational institutions of the occupied territories.

The first results of the referendum votes in the Zaporizhia region will be announced on 28 September. On the other hand, the results in the Kherson region could be announced within five days of the referendum.

In the West, however, there is no doubt that the pseudo-referendums underway in the four occupied territories will falsify support for the will to join Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this on Wednesday in Russia partial mobilization is announced. The Kremlin plans to call up to 300,000 reservists into service.

Ukrainian and Western leaders consider: Putin’s decision to call for mobilization shows that the seven-month “special military operation” in Ukraine has failed.

The Kremlin is scheduled for 23-27 September hold a referendum In the “people’s republics” of Donetsk and Luhansk, as well as in the occupied territory of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, for the annexation of these regions to Russia.

This is seen as a pretext, so that any counterattack by Ukrainian forces and efforts to liberate the occupied territory can later be characterized by Russia as an attack on “its territory”. If so, Putin threatened to respond by all possible means, including nuclear weapons.

Since the beginning of September, the Ukrainian counter-offensive freed by the occupants more territory than Russia had managed to capture since April.

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