Ukraine and practically the entire international community deny the legitimacy of the talks held in Russian military-held territory.
More than 97% of voters supported annexation in a referendum on the Ukrainian territories controlled by Russian forces in the east and south. Russia according to the first results of the pro-Russian authorities, Ukraine and practically the entire international community deny legitimacy.
16% and 14% of the vote were tallied in the self-proclaimed People’s Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, with 98.05% and 97.79% of voters respectively declaring in favor of annexing these territories to Russia, the Interfax agency reported. . .
In the Kherson region, 12% of participants approved to join the Russian Federation and 97.47% of participants approved to join the Russian Federation, while in neighboring Zaporizhia 20% counted and 98% to Russia. approved the participation of
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said Russia’s legal system and executive power are ready to annex Russian-controlled territories in Ukraine pending final results.
“Our legislators, executive power bodies and legal departments are already ready,” he said of the consultations.
The United Nations, European Union, United States, and many other countries have announced their rejection of the referendum and will not recognize the outcome.
The Kyiv government has made it clear that it will not accept the consequences and will not change its strategy on the battlefield. On the battlefield, Russia suffered a heavy defeat in a seven-month military intervention in both northern and northeastern Ukraine.
“Ukraine has every right to liberate its territory and will continue to do so no matter what Russia says,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba said.
Source: Biobiochile
