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The results, unsurprisingly, of the referendums in the pro-Russian or recently
“liberated”
regions of Ukraine should immediately lead to their outright annexation by Moscow.
"A point of no return will soon be crossed,"
said Sergei Axionov, the governor of Crimea, territory also annexed in 2014 after a referendum not recognized by the international community.
“These territories will become full subjects of the Russian Federation.
We will no longer carry out a special military operation there
(official terminology to designate the invasion launched on February 24, editor's note)
but an anti-terrorist operation
(as was the case in Chechnya).
Now we will fight for our own land
,” added Mr. Axionov.
A vote under the bombs
Described as
"simulacra"
by Ukraine and its allies, arousing disapproval as far as Beijing and Ankara, the referendums took place over five days in four regions - Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporijjia...
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