They emphasized that the Kremlin's statements that Ukrainians want this “accession” are lies.
for conducting a pseudo-referendum in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. This was announced by a representative of the US State Department during the last briefing.
“Kiriyenko is responsible for overseeing Russian-controlled territories before attempting to join the Russian Federation, which would be illegal if successful,” the State Department representative said.
He warned that this could happen in the coming weeks. Despite this, in the USA, as well as in Ukraine, they understand that even this Russian Federation will not be able to change the borders of the sovereign state.
The State Department also confirmed thatthe Kremlin's claims that Ukrainians want this “accession” are lies. There, based on the results of one of the polls, they emphasize that only 3% of our citizens want to see Ukraine a member of the Eurasian Customs Union under the leadership of Russia, while the other 90% want to see Ukraine as a member state of the EU.
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Recall that the Russians repeatedly postponed the date of the “referendum”. Initially, it was supposed to take place at the beginning of May. After some time, the Kherson collaborator Kyrylo Strymousov generally assumed that it would happen “around next year”. But later it was decided to hold it on September 11 – together with local elections in Russia.
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According to rosZMI, the occupation administration under the control of the Russian Federation in the Zaporizhzhya region has already issued an order to hold a “referendum”.
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