Launching his invasion, Putin denied plans “to occupy Ukrainian territory.” Now, Moscow lines up fake referendums to do just that.
“It is not our plan to occupy the Ukrainian territory. We do not intend to impose anything on anyone by force.”This week, Moscow-appointed leaders in four occupied regions of Ukraine appealed for speedy referendums to justify Russia annexing them.
“It is not our plan to occupy Ukrainian territory,” he told the Russian people. “We do not intend to impose anything on anyone by force.”a partial mobilization of the country to get more troops into Ukraine “to ensure the safety of our people and people in the liberated territories.”“In the event of the event of a threat to the territorial integrity of our country, we will certainly make use of all weapon systems available to us,” Putin added. “This is not a bluff.
Russia used the same rationale when annexing Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and when attacking Georgia in 2008. “From the very start of the operation ...
Analyst Nikolaus von Twickel , who served in the OSCE Mission as a media liaison officer in Donetsk in 2015-16, said the voting has nothing to do with the welfare of the people in occupied areas but instead gives Russia political cover: . “Such ‘referenda’ – held at gunpoint by occupying forces – disrespect basic democratic principles.”the referendums won’t matter and that its troops will continue fighting to liberate occupied areas as “new facts of Russian atrocities” are being uncovered in territory recaptured by Ukrainian forces.
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