"Referendums will be held and the Donbass republics and other territories will be annexed to Russia.
The protection of all the territories that have joined will be significantly strengthened by the Russian Armed Forces. Russia has announced that not only mobilization capabilities, but also any weapons Russia, including strategic nuclear weapons and weapons based on new principles, can be used for such protection. "
The vice president of the security council Dmitry Medvedev
writes on Telegram ,
warning that "the hypersonic is able to reach goals in Europe and the United States much faster".
And the secretary general, Antonio Guterres, spoke at the UN on the issue.
"I am deeply concerned by the news about plans to hold referendums in areas of Ukraine that are not currently under government control.
Any annexation of the territory of one state by another state resulting from the threat or use of force constitutes a violation of the United Nations Charter and international law "
.
THE SANCTIONS - Lift the sanctions imposed by the EU against Russia by the end of this year
.
This is the appeal launched by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor
Orban
to his Fidesz party, according to local media reports.
According to the premier, Brussels "imposed" sanctions on Europe, transforming a local conflict into a "world economic war".
Orban then called on his party members to "do everything possible for the EU to lift the sanctions (against Russia) by the end of the year".
High Representative for Foreign Affairs
Josep Borrell
announced
new sanctions.
"Other restrictive measures will be adopted as soon as possible in coordination with our partners."
Borrell then specified: "We will continue to increase our military support for Ukraine and we will study a new package of sanctions targeting sectors of the Russian economy and a new list of individuals".
THE DISORDERS IN RUSSIA -
More than 1,300 people stopped by the Russian police in protests against the "partial mobilization" ordered yesterday by Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war in Ukraine: the NGO Ovd-Info reports, specifying that at the moment it has news of 1,307 people stopped in 39 cities of Russia.
The city with the most arrests is Moscow, where the police dragged 527 people into their vans.
In St. Petersburg there are 480 detentions.
THE ESCAPE OF THE RESERVED -
"We are working with member countries to establish a common approach", but "
each request will have to be examined on a case by case
basis ".
Thus the spokeswoman of the EU Commission Anitta Hipper answering a question on
asylum requests from Russian citizens fleeing to escape the mobilization announced by Putin.
The authorities of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan have "temporarily" banned all of its reservist residents from leaving the region.
The rule providing for the ban was published yesterday, according to the Moscow Times, after President Vladimir Putin's decree on partial mobilization.
Latvia
and Estonia have announced that they will not accept such asylum applications for internal security reasons.
"The Schengen rules allow denying access for reasons of internal security and public order. We are in an unprecedented situation, with risks to be considered", explained the spokesperson.
Germany, on the other hand, said it was ready to welcome the Russian deserters.
This was announced by some ministers of the German government after the decision taken yesterday by Russian President Vladimir Putin on partial mobilization for the conflict in Ukraine
Meanwhile, the traffic of Russian citizens arriving in Finland has increased
crossing the border crossings in the south-eastern area: this was stated by the Finnish border guard on Twitter, quoted by the Finnish newspaper AAmulehti.
Matti Pitkäniitty, head of the Border Guard's international cooperation unit, said a total of 4,824 Russian citizens arrived across the border in Finland yesterday.
Compared to the Wednesday of the previous week, the number of arrivals was higher than normal.
When 3,133 Russians crossed the border.
"However, the situation is under control," writes Pitkäniitty.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS
-The leaders of the Azov battalion who for weeks defended the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol - Commander Denis Prokopenko "Redis" and his deputy Svyatoslav Palamar "Kalina", are among the prisoners released by Russia.
This was announced by the commander of the Ukrainian special forces Sergey Velichko who posted a photo with Redis and Kalina on Telegram.
ANSA agency
Exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kiev, there are the heroes of Azovstal - Politics
There are also the heroes of Azovstal.
Zelensky's satisfaction.
Pro-Russian oligarch Victor Medvedchuk (ANSA) released
Meanwhile, the spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova called
"indecent" the "false quote" by US President Joe Biden on the words of Vladimir Putin on the "nuclear threat"
.
Ria Novosti reports it.
"As for the speech of the President of the United States, I consider it absolutely indecent how it started - Zakharova says - The fact is that he would have started to" quote the president of Russia.
We, as always, have begun to double check Biden's words.
Biden said it for sure, but the president of Russia didn't say it. "
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