For hours, diplomats and journalists in Moscow have been waiting for a speech to the nation by President Vladimir Putin, which some independent media had announced for this evening. Eventually some sources close to the Kremlin reported that the speech will not take place tonight, and that it could instead take place tomorrow. In particular, the chief editor of Russia Today, Margarita Simonyan, wrote about her on the Telegram channel: “Go to sleep”. During the day, rumors ran around the Russian capital that Putin could have announced a mobilization, partial or general, to strengthen Moscow’s military commitment in Ukraine
The Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, approved a series of amendments to the penal code which provide for the strengthening of penalties in the case of “mobilization”, “martial law”, “wartime” and “armed conflict”. For draft evasion, a penalty of up to ten years of imprisonment is envisaged. This was reported by the Ria Novosti agency.
The amendments will go to a vote tomorrow in the Federation Council, the Russian Senate before being promulgated by President Vladimir Putin.
From 23 to 27 Septemberand will take place ireferendum on annexation with Russia in the self-proclaimed Republic of Levil, in that of Donetsk and in the part of the territory occupied by the Russians in the region Ukrainian of Zaporizhzhia.
“The EU strongly condemns the illegal referendums planned by the pro-Russians” stating that “they go against the legal and democratically elected Ukrainian authorities, they violate the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and constitute a clear violation of international law” . This was stated by EU High Representative Josep Borrell, announcing that “Russia, its political leadership and all those involved in these referendums and other violations of international law in Ukraine will be held accountable and further restrictive measures will be considered against Fly”.
“Naive blackmail with ‘referendum’ threats and horror stories‘and’ mobilizations’ of those who only know how to fight against children and peaceful people. This is what the fear of defeat looks like. The enemy is afraid, primitively manipulates. Ukraine will solve the Russian question. The threat can only be eliminated by force. “Thus the head of the Office of Ukrainian President Zelensky, Andriy Yermakcomments on Telegram on the announcement of a referendum in the occupied regions and the tightening of the penalties of the Duma in the case of the draft evaders of “general mobilization”.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in an interview with American TV PBs, picked up by the Guardian, stated that the lands invaded by Russia should be returned to Ukraine, including Crimea. (HANDLE)
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For the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Russia’s “farce” referendums for the annexation of Donbass to Ukraine “are unacceptable”.
The indexes of the Moscow Stock Exchange collapsed by more than 10% immediately after the announcement of the referendum for the annexation to Russia in the Donbass and the Kherson region. Subsequently there was a partial recovery, with the Moex index which shortly after 3 pm local time (2 pm in Italy) marked a retreat of almost 8% and the RTS index down by 7.76%.
‘In Uzbekistan, I met with President Putin and we had very in-depth discussions with him. And he’s showing me that it is willing to put an end to this situation as soon as possible. This was my impression, because the way things are unfolding now is rather problematic; 200 hostages will be exchanged following an agreement between the parties. I think it will take ‘a significant step forward’. So the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoganin an interview with American TV PBs, taken up by the Guardian adding that its goal ‘is’ to end this battle with peace’.
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