Russia has sought to defend its seven-month-old war at the United Nations, with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying that regions of Ukraine where widely derided referendums are being held would be under Russia's"full protection" if annexed by Moscow.
Today, Russia's two most senior politicians addressed a string of complaints about the mobilisation, ordering regional officials to get a handle on the situation and swiftly solve the"excesses" that have stoked public anger. Asked if Russia would have grounds for using nuclear weapons to defend the annexed regions, Mr Lavrov said Russian territory, including territory"further enshrined" in Russia's constitution in the future,"is under the full protection of the state".
The votes on becoming part of Russia were hastily organised after Ukraine recaptured large swathes of the northeast in a counter-offensive this month.
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I dont see y nato is saying theyre fraudulent, theres no need for russia to rig it, they wanted to reunite with russia anyway and itll be even more so now because the pro ukraine minority have left mostly
Russia’s full protection from what? They were doing alright on their own till Russia started poking them
Zelensky did say ethnic Russians living in the Ukraine should move to Russia.... Well, they're just taking their land with them.
Invaders holding a vote in the middle of a war is no better than a confession obtained through torture.
There’s no way the people in these Russian speaking areas were ever going to vote to stay , even more so now as residential areas in the Donbass etc are being shelled by Ukraine.
The war mongering west is growing more frustrated by the day as a war they instigated is gradually is not working out as planned. The problem is Russia is not easily intimidated by bullies who are wasting the lives of young men to further their agenda of regime change in Russia.
Who wants Russia's 'protection'?
The Nazis when they locked up people sometimes called it 'protective-custody', The Russians appear to define protection in a similar way.
Can any of the Ukrainian cheerleaders tell me the difference between Donetsk & Kosovo? Nato back one region breaking away but are completely against the other doing so.
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