Russia will annex 4 regions of Ukraine on October 4, the speaker of the Russian upper house chokes on “being Putin’s birthday” | International | Newtalk News

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 … Read more

Will Putin announce the annexation of Ukrainian regions to Russia?

September 28, 2022 23:04 Many observers are wondering whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will announce, during his upcoming speech in the coming days, the annexation of the Ukrainian regions that have witnessed referendums.These referendums on joining Russia were organized in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson under Russian control.Today, Wednesday, local administrations in those four regions … Read more

Pro-Russian separatist leaders travel to Moscow to formalize annexation of occupied territories | International

The pro-Russian authorities of the Lugansk and Kherson regions, in eastern Ukraine, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to accept the annexation of the territories to Russia after the annexation referendums held in recent days and which are considered illegitimate by much of the international community. The leaders of the breakaway republics of Donetsk … Read more

Putin plans to add 15 percent of Ukraine to Russia; The referendum is over

President Vladimir Putin is preparing to formally annex 15 percent of Ukraine to Russia after the referendum. Referendums in four Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine have been completed. Russia suffered a major setback in September when Ukrainian forces launched a counteroffensive. After that the referendum will be held. Putin is expected to announce a new list … Read more

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— Russia’s RIA news agency reported that The preliminary results of referendums in four Ukrainian regions – Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia were found. Most of the people in favor of the annexation of the territory with Russia. The results of 14% of the vote in Kherson region showed that 96.97% of the people supported … Read more

Faced with Russia’s annexation “referendums”, some Ukrainians prefer to leave

Published on : 27/09/2022 – 11:36 While four regions of Ukraine under almost total or partial control of Russian forces vote until Tuesday in referendums of annexation by Russia, some Ukrainians have preferred to flee. Example with this history professor confronted with the forced Russification of southern Ukraine. A report by Gwendoline Debono, France 24’s … Read more

Fighting continues as the Russian referendum enters its last day

Posted in: 27/09/2022 – 09:03 Ukrainian and Russian forces fought fierce fighting in various regions of Ukraine on Tuesday, as the referendums organized by Russia since Friday, in four regions that it hopes to annex, are nearing their end. These referendums are being held in the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk regions in eastern Ukraine and … Read more