Moscow may announce, even within the current week, one or more “illegally» referendums in occupied Ukraine, in its attempt to justify the annexation of Ukrainian territories to Russia, a representative of white house, John Kirby.
“We have information that Russia continues to prepare a mock referendum” in Kherson, Zaporizhia, the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, as well as Kharkiv, according to Kirby, who is a national security spokesman. .
“THE Russian administration gave instructions to prepare for the holding of these referendums,” he added as reported by the Athens News Agency. “Indeed, we expect a Russian announcement of the first referendum simulation(s) before the end of the week,” he noted. “The US and the international community have been very clear: any attempt to bring any of its territory under (Russian) control Ukrainian it will be considered illegal,” he warned.
The US also believes that Russia will falsify the results of these referendums to show that the Ukrainian people want to join Russia. “Quite simply, it’s wrong.” Kirby said, citing several polls in recent months among Ukrainians living in Kyiv-controlled areas that show more than 90 percent do not want to join Russia.
The president Joe Bidenpolka dotannounced today a new military aid package of nearly $3 billion, on Ukraine, he will later speak by phone with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky. “We continue to mobilize the free world, to encourage our allies and partners to support Ukraine, which is defending its national sovereignty,” the spokesman emphasized.
Source: News Beast
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