Seen as paving the way for Russian escalation of warKyiv says residents forced to vote in sealed-off townslaunched referendums
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a nightly address that the votes would be "unequivocally condemned" by the world, along with the mobilisation Russia began this week, including in Crimea and other areas of Ukraine occupied by Russia."These are not just crimes against international law and Ukrainian law, these are crimes against specific people, against a nation," Zelenskiy said.
"Hide from Russian mobilisation in any way you can. Avoid draft orders. Try to move to the territory of free Ukraine," he said, urging those who did end up in the Russian armed forces to "sabotage," "interfere" and pass on intelligence to Ukraine. Voting in the provinces of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the east and southeast, representing about 15% of Ukrainian territory, was due to run from Friday to Tuesday.
"In our view, that's enough for the first day of voting," the head of Kherson's Russian-installed election commission, Marina Zakharova, was quoted as saying.
Do you think Russia cares about your recognition? Be ready for the winter punishment that Russia is going to inflict on you.
Ukrainians went to cast their votes and they want to join Russia not any other part of west.
Mexico is doing the same thing to America
They are by definition invalid under international law--get your framing right.
Fake outrage from hypocrites. Kosovo....among others
Close up shot! What you’re doing is not journalism.
Iran’s authorities are using ambulances to transport their repressive forces also to transport detainees and protesters to Unknown Locations. Please condemn this unethical filthy abuse of Ambulances. There are several videos confirming the fact also many eyewitnesses. mahsaamini
A Russian organised referendum in partially occupied sovereign Ukraine certainly will be condemned by the free Western democracies. SlavaUkrainii 🌻
Illegal activity, and no one should even call it a 'referendum' since it is not.
This is an attack on democracy. These people should be ashamed for denying election results. Our democracy is in grave threat.
Yes we should 100% believe Reuters. This you? How comes western media weren’t allowed to visit this mass grave site, Sorry I mean the cemetery? And Amnesty not allowed to access the site? Oh and why the Amnesty CEO on the Ukrainian/NATO hit list?
Not reporting. Being a stenographer for Russia makes you unreadable.
'It's not Kosovo, so not ok.' - NATOmedia
based and Russiapilled
Fake and a fraud vote
So when will Moscow vote to be a part of Ukraine Lol. There's no such thing as real voting under communist control anywhere! Only fvckin bullshittt
good thing world map now is televised around the world no matter what russia do they cannot get ukraine land its already nailed in world map that its ukraine
Ukraine is shelling civilians in Donetsk. ZelenskyyUa and his Nazi military regime are committing war crimes against Russian Ukrainian civilians. Why is Canada sending support to these criminals? JustinTrudeau BobRae48 RussiaUkraineWar
I still don't understand how this part of international politics works, Ukraine broke away from Russia but others can't break away from Ukraine, can someone please elaborate?
Sham shame
No, Russia did not launch 'referendums.' 'Votes' recorded at gunpoint are not 'referendums.' How fucking dare you spread Russian lies.
Did Russia literally launch the referendums? Cause this headline seems very problematic tbh.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that the votes would be ‘unequivocally condemned’ by the world
Why cover this as “referendum”? This is an occupied state forced to support Russian expansion! There, I fixed it for you! This should be your headline! “Ukrainians forced to vote on Russian territory expansion” please do better next time.. Smdh
Dear Reuters, I am so proud of UKRANIAN CITIZENS, they want the end of these continues WAR game of Russia- Ukraine, Ukraine- Russia: 2008, 2014, 2022. I thought and I put myself in their shoes. THE END IS IN THE UKRANIANS PEOPLE's HANDS. If I was Ukrainian, I will be voting too
Like they care what the west says
Can those that fled the invasion vote too how about those the Russians murdered?
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