Tag: ‘referendums’
Russia claims victory in Moscow-controlled Ukraine referendums, paving the way for annexation
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Russia says it will annex areas of Ukraine under its control and escalate the war after Moscow claimed victories in referendums it organised in four occupied regions. The vote results announced on September 27, 2022, appear to pave the way for a Crimea-style annexation of the Ukrainian territory. The US and its Western allies have dismissed…
Russian soldiers collect votes for self-styled ‘referendums’ in Ukraine – BBC News
Ukrainians have reported armed soldiers going door-to-door in occupied parts of the country to collect votes for self-styled “referendums” on joining Russia. In southern Kherson, Russian guardsmen stood with a ballot box in the middle of the city to collect people’s votes. The door-to-door voting is for “security”, Russian state media has said. However, US President Joe Biden described the referendums as “a sham”, saying…
Russia ‘referendums’: Last day of voting in occupied Ukraine regions – BBC News
It is the last day of voting in so-called referendums in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine. Nearly four million people living in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are being asked to attend polling stations and vote on whether they want to be part of the Russian Federation. Kyiv and its Western allies have described the referendums as a scam. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Russia #Ukraine…
Ukraine war round-up: Discredited referendums, gas leak allegations, and conscription – BBC News
Voting in four disputed referendums in Russian-held parts of Ukraine ended on Tuesday, as indications grew that Moscow intended to use the exercise as grounds to annex more territory. Meanwhile, Russia said it intended to open an army enlisting centre on the border with Georgia, where massive queues have formed as Russian men try to flee the country to avoid being sent to fight in…
Putin supporters back “referendums” to annex east Ukraine – BBC News
Voting has begun in four regions of Ukraine that have been seized and occupied by Russian forces, in so-called independence referendums. People in Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson have been told to vote on proposals for their regions to leave Ukraine and become part of Russia. Ukraine and its allies have denounced the ballots as a sham to justify the annexation of Ukrainian territory. In…
Russia holds ‘referendums’ in occupied regions of Ukraine – BBC News
Russian-backed officials in four occupied regions of Ukraine are holding self-styled referendums on joining Russia. Denounced as illegitimate and a sham by Ukraine and the West, these so-called votes are taking place over five days while all four areas – two in the east and two in the south – are on the front line. An annexation could lead to a claim by Russia that…