– In republics referendums in the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions. We know the results. People have made a choice. Today we are signing an agreement on the admission to the Russian Federation of the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Luhansk People’s Republic, Zaporizhia Oblast and Kherson Oblast, he said. declared on friday Vladimir Poutine. – I am sure that the National Assembly will maintain the creation of four new entities within the Russian Federation – he added.
Putin’s statement drew applause from those gathered at the Kremlin.
As the RIA Novosti propaganda agency reported, “Putin called on Kyiv to stop hostilities and resume negotiations.” He also stressed that the outcome of the referenda was not subject to discussion. The leader of the Russian Federation spoke of his country’s “liberating mission”. He assured that infrastructure and industrial facilities would be rebuilt in the occupied territories.
Friday afternoon, the signing ceremony of the accession treaties by Vladimir Putin to the territories he occupies Russia. The Kremlin had announced earlier that that day the treaties on the attachment of Ukrainian territories to the Russian Federation would be signed. On the night of Thursday to Friday Putin signed decrees illegally recognizing the independence of Kherson and Zaporizhia regions. In February, Russia recognized the independence of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk.
Vladimir Putin announced the “incorporation” of four Ukrainian oblasts into Russia
In accordance with Vladimir Putin’s decision, a pseudo-referendum was held from September 23 to 27 in the Russian-controlled regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson oblasts. According to Russian propaganda, nearly 100% of referendum participants supported inclusion in the Russian Federation. Experts have no doubt that the votes were a sham.
Ukrainian territories that Russia intends to annex illegally Marta Kondrusik / Gazeta.pl
As the Center for Oriental Studies points out in its analysis, “in Moscow’s intention, the annexation of the occupied areas will make it possible to promote the thesis of Ukrainian aggression on the territory covered byumbrella the Russian nuclear power plant and must force Kyiv to cease its offensive actions.
The West does not recognize pseudo-referendums
The results of the referendums in Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson oblasts are not recognized internationally. President Joe Biden he said the United States would never recognize Russia’s claims to Ukraine’s sovereign territory. The US president said the United States had prepared new sanctions that could be imposed if Moscow annexes new areas of Ukraine. On Thursday, the pseudo-referendum was condemned in a resolution by the Polish Sejm.
The annexation plan had already been condemned by Western leaders, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Liz Truss.
