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And after nearly 7 months of war, which included a battlefield defeat in the Northeast UkrainePutin is considering his next steps in a conflict that has caused the biggest confrontation with the West since Cuban Missile Crisis 1962.
The Russian-backed separatist leaders in my republic agreed Donetsk AndLuhansk The two peoples, who were recognized by Putin as independent states just before the invasion of Ukraine, on Monday, on simultaneous plans to vote on joining Russia.
Officials asked in Kherson region controlled RussiaOn Tuesday, a referendum on joining Russia was held.
Dmitry Medvedev, who served as Russia’s president from 2008 to 2012 and is now deputy head of the Russian Security Council, said such referendums would change the course of the situation. Russian history It gives the Kremlin more options to defend what it says will become Russian territory.
In a post on Telegram, Medvedev said: "Encroachment on Russian territory is a crime that allows the use of all self-defense forces".
He added that "This is the reason for the fear of these referendums in Kyiv and the West".
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And after nearly 7 months of war, which included a battlefield defeat in the Northeast UkrainePutin is considering his next steps in a conflict that has caused the biggest confrontation with the West since Cuban Missile Crisis 1962.
The Russian-backed separatist leaders in my republic agreed Donetsk AndLuhansk The two peoples, who were recognized by Putin as independent states just before the invasion of Ukraine, on Monday, on simultaneous plans to vote on joining Russia.
Officials asked in Kherson region controlled RussiaOn Tuesday, a referendum on joining Russia will be held.
Dmitry Medvedev, who served as Russia’s president from 2008 to 2012 and is now deputy head of the Russian Security Council, said such referendums would change the course of the situation. Russian history It gives the Kremlin more options to defend what it says will become Russian territory.
“The encroachment on Russian territory is a crime that allows the use of all self-defense forces,” Medvedev said in a post on Telegram.
“This is the reason for the fear of these referendums in Kyiv and the West,” he added.