Russian President Vladimir Putin.Figure: flipping Twitter
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not progressed smoothly. Not only has it implemented military mobilization, but it has also recently conducted a pseudo-referendum in four occupied areas of Ukraine’s territory, claiming that more than 96% of people support becoming part of Russia. The speaker of Russia’s upper house also confirmed that after the referendum results are released, four regions will be incorporated into the territory as a birthday gift for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to Archyde.com, Russia hastily arranged to hold five-day referendums in four regions: Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia , 4 regions occupy about 15% of Ukraine’s territory. Putin previously stressed that the Ukrainian military will not hesitate to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia’s territorial integrity if it attacks any Russian territory.
The Russian news agency reported that citing four regional referendum sponsors, Zaporozhye had 93.11 percent support and Hesson’s support rate was 87.05 percent. Donetsk and Luhansk are 99.23% and 98.42%. Valentina Matviyenko, the head of the “Federation Council”, the upper house of Russia’s parliament, said earlier that if the referendum is in favor of winning, the “Federation Council” may consider a date on the 4th of next month, three days before Putin’s 70th birthday. , annexing the four regions.
Ukraine responded that Russian officials went door-to-door with ballot boxes to ask for votes, in many cases at gunpoint. It is not surprising that pro-Moscow results would be cast, which is illegal. The act of coercion created a legitimate excuse for Russia to annex these four regions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi told the UN General Assembly that Kyiv would not be able to negotiate with Russia after the referendum and would defend Ukrainian citizens in Moscow-occupied territory.
The United Nations reiterated its commitment to maintaining Ukraine’s “territorial integrity”. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said the United States would introduce a resolution at the United Nations Security Council condemning Russia for the “fake” referendum. Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, told the Security Council that “the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries should be respected”.
The Russian news agency reported that citing four regional referendum sponsors, Zaporozhye had 93.11 percent support and Hesson’s support rate was 87.05 percent. Donetsk and Luhansk are 99.23% and 98.42%. Valentina Matviyenko, the head of the “Federation Council”, the upper house of Russia’s parliament, said earlier that if the referendum is in favor of winning, the “Federation Council” may consider a date on the 4th of next month, three days before Putin’s 70th birthday. , annexing the four regions.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not progressed smoothly. Not only has it implemented military mobilization, but it has also recently conducted a pseudo-referendum in four occupied areas of Ukraine’s territory, claiming that more than 96% of people support becoming part of Russia. The speaker of Russia’s upper house also confirmed that after the referendum results are released, four regions will be incorporated into the territory as a birthday gift for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russia held a “referendum on accession to Russia” (yellow block in the lower right corner) in the four occupied territories of Ukraine to incorporate them into Russian territory.Figure: New Head Shell Synthesis
The referendum on accession to Russia in Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson in Ukraine was held from the 23rd to the 27th local time. Figure: Retrieved from IC photo (file photo)