The government of Ukraine has assured that this “farce of referenda” will change “nothing”. Meanwhile, Russian authorities have accused Zelensky of being responsible for the destruction of his country and Zaporizhzhya has announced a decree on the formation of “volunteer battalions”.
The authorities of the self-declared republics of Donetsk and Luhansky and the pro-Russian authorities of Kherson and Zaporizhia announced this Tuesday that the referendum On possible accession of these areas to Russia will be held between 23 and 27 SeptemberAlthough the government of Ukraine has ensured that this “farce of referendums” it will change “nothing”. Meanwhile, Russian authorities have accused the President of Ukraine, Volodimir., of Zelenskito be the… responsible for the destruction of your country and the region of Zaporizhzhya has announced a decree on the establishment of “volunteer battalions”.
In this regard, the Speaker of the Luhansk Parliament, Denis Miroshnichenko, has announcement of the referendum hours after members of the Public Chamber unanimously approved a law on that point, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported. Shortly afterwards, the Donetsk public chamber confirmed that the vote in this area will take place on the same dates, Russia’s TASS news agency said.
Similarly, the President of the Supreme State Administration of Kherson has signed a decree confirming the date of the vote just hours after the Citizens’ Council established by the pro-Russian authorities presented an initiative to hold this vote, arguing that the union with Russia “will guarantee security on the territory of the region.” Later, along the same lines, Zaporizhzhya’s pro-Russian governor Yevhen Balitsky reported that he had signed “a regulation on holding a referendum” on the region’s accession to Russia this Tuesday.
Ukraine assures that “nothing” will not change
The Foreign Minister of the Russian government, Sergei Lavrov, has indicated that such initiatives are a sign of the desire of the people of these areas to be able to determine whether they want to be part of Russia. The government of Ukraine, on the other hand, has stated that: “the farce of” announced “referendums won’t change anything”And no hybrid mobilization either.” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dimitro Kuleba said this in a message on his Twitter account: “Russia is and remains an aggressor illegally occupying part of Ukrainian territory,” he said.
In this regard, he stressed that “Ukraine has every right to liberate its territory and will continue to do so regardless of what Russia has to say”, in the context of the counter-offensive that the Ukrainian army has launched in parts in recent weeks. from the Kherson and Kharkov regions.
For his part, the head of the Luhansk regional administration, Serhiy Haidai, has stated that the pro-Russian authorities have launched the referendum “given that they will lose on the battlefield. All that remains for them is to quickly hold referendums.” “which will of course be false and with prepared results,” he said.
Russia accuses Zelensky of destroying Ukraine
At the same time, the Russian authorities have accused the President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, of responsible for the destruction of the countryas a result, they say, of the counter-offensive Kiev has launched to drive Russian troops out of cities like Kharkov.
“Zelensky’s counter-offensive has had a counterproductive effect in Ukraine. It has destroyed both the country and the people entrusted to it,” said Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, who criticized the Ukrainian head of state for failing to act. used the “damn wildcard”. of the United States to carry out their reconquest attempts.
Volunteer Battalions, in Zaporizhzhya
The pro-Russian governor of the Zaporizhzhya region, Yevhen Balitsky, announced on Tuesday the signing of a decree on the formation of “volunteer battalions”. In this way, the region will join others, such as Donetsk and Luhansk, who are also under the control of the Russian armed forces, and will have militia groups to defend the area.
Similarly, Balitski has indicated that “the recruitment of volunteers will be announced in the near future”, although it is true that, according to him, many natives are already fighting on the side of the Russian army.
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