The pro-Russian authorities have announced the victory in the referendum on annexation to Russia in the Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions . This was reported by Tass, stating that according to the preliminary results of the count, in Lugansk the yes won with 98.52%, in Donetsk with 94.75%. In the Kherson area, where the counts have been completed, 87.05% of voters said yes to the annexation. The count was also completed in Zaporizhzhia, where 93.11% of the voters said yes.

After the vote, the media revealed, citing Russian sources, the occupied territories of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson will become part of the new federal district of Crimea . Whose presidential representative will likely be Dmitry Rogozin , the former director general of the Russian space agency Roskosmos.

The annexation "is a crime", says Ukrainian President Zelensky: " People were forced to vote while being threatened with guns and the results were prepared well in advance."

Meanwhile, the vice-president of the Russian security council, and former president of the Federation , Dmitry Medvedev , says that Russia has "the right to use nuclear weapons , if necessary, based on nuclear doctrine". And, he adds, "it will do everything possible to prevent hostile neighbors, such as Ukraine, from purchasing nuclear weapons".

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Filorussi: "Yes to annexation in all Regions"

The pro-Russian authorities of the Lugansk, Donetsk and Kherson regions have announced victory in the referendum for annexation to Russia. This was reported by Tass stating that according to the preliminary results of the counting, in Lugansk the 'yes' won with 98.52%, in Donetsk with 94.75%. In the Kherson area, where the counts have been completed, 87.05% of voters said 'yes' to the annexation.

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Zelensky: "Annexation is a crime"

During the referendums in the occupied territories "people were forced to vote while being threatened with guns and the results were prepared well in advance. Any annexation is a crime." This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking on video at the Security Council meeting on Ukraine (which Russia opposed). "The annexation puts Putin alone in front of all humanity. I believe in your ability to act," he added.

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UN: "Illegal referendums"

The Russian referendums "took place during an active armed conflict, in areas under the control of Moscow, outside the legal and constitutional framework of Ukraine. They cannot be defined as a genuine expression of the people's will". This was stated by the head of UN Political Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, at the meeting of the Security Council. "Unilateral actions aimed at giving a veneer of legitimacy to the attempted acquisition by force by one state of the territory of another state cannot be considered legal under international law," he added.

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The counting in Zaporizhzhia closed, pro-Russian: "We won"

The pro-Russian authorities in the Zaporizhzhia region of southern Ukraine have announced a 'yes' victory in the referendum on annexation to Russia, a vote denounced as illegitimate by Kiev and Western countries. The self-styled electoral commission of the region said that 93.11% of voters voted for the annexation to Russia, after the counting of 100% of the ballots, specifying however that these are for the moment preliminary results.

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Frontex: "66 thousand Russians joined the EU in one week"

As many as 66,000 Russians joined the EU in the last week (19-25 September), an increase of 30% compared to the previous week. The latest Frontex bulletin reports. Most entered through Finnish and Estonian border crossings. "Admissions have increased significantly in Finland following the announced mobilization in Russia," notes the bulletin. "On 19 September, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland began to apply restrictions on the entry of Russian citizens traveling solely for tourism or leisure, similar restrictions are underway in Finland," it reads.

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Born: "Fake referendums, we with Kiev"

"I just spoke to President Zelensky and made it clear that NATO allies are unwavering in our support for Ukraine's sovereignty and right of self-defense: bogus referendums held by Russia have no legitimacy and are a blatant violation of international law. , these lands are from Ukraine ". NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wrote it on Twitter.

Kiev: "Nothing changes for us"

The outcome of the vote for annexation to Moscow in the referendums organized by the pro-Russians in four Ukrainian regions (Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia) "will not change anything" in the military conduct of the Kiev army. This was stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at a press conference with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna, on a visit to Kiev. "Nothing will change in our politics, our diplomacy and our conduct on the battlefield," assured Kuleba.

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On 4 October in the Russian Senate the vote on the annexation of the occupied regions

The Council of the Russian Federation, the upper house of the Moscow Parliament, could vote on October 4 the annexation of the Ukrainian regions of Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, if the outcome of the referendums held by the pro-Russian authorities and not recognized by the international community will be favorable. Tass reports it.

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After the vote, the Crimean district was born

After the annexation referendum, the occupied territories of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson will become part of the new federal district of Crimea: a source close to the Crimean government and an interlocutor of the Federation Council told the Russian business newspaper Vedomosti. . Most likely the new presidential representative will be Dmitry Rogozin, the former director general of the Russian space agency Roskosmos.

The sources explained to the newspaper the need to create a new federal district due to the "difficult situation" around the referendums and that it takes a "strong politician" to manage it.

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First referendum data: "95% for annexation to Moscow"

According to the first data released by the electoral commissions created by the pro-Russian administrations, over 97% of the voters expressed themselves in favor of the annexation to Moscow in the referendums held in four Ukrainian regions, not recognized by the international community. Tass reports it.

In the Lugansk and Donetsk oblasts, in Donbass, the "yes" reached 97.77% and 97.74% respectively, with 12% of the votes counted. In the areas where the vote was taken in the Zaporizhzhia region, those in favor of union with Russia are 96.94% with the count reached 22%, while in that of Kherson they were 97.47% with 12% of the ballots scrutinized.

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Medvedev: "Russia has the right to use nuclear weapons"

Russia has the right to use nuclear weapons if necessary. In predetermined cases ". Thus the deputy chairman of the Russian security council, and former president of the Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, quoted by Tass. Medvedev specified that Russia will still do everything to prevent the emergence of nuclear weapons in its hostile neighbors." For example, in Nazi Ukraine, which today is directly controlled by NATO countries, "he wrote in his Telegram channel.

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EU: Europeans who support the referendum can be sanctioned

The European Commission considers "certainly an option" to impose individual sanctions on European citizens who are in the Ukrainian regions where referendums are underway "as observers". This was stated by a spokesman for the EU executive, underlining that "there are not only Europeans". "Any support for these referendums will be considered illegal and obviously everything will depend on the level of participation granted. Of course, the responsibility for understanding whether measures should be taken, case by case, lies with the Member States".

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Finland, over 7,000 Russians entered yesterday from the border

Yesterday the Finnish Border Guard registered the entry of "7,743 Russians across the land border", 3,662 Russians then left the country. Rajavartiolaitos, the Finnish Border Guard, made it known on Twitter. "Traffic is still heavy but has dropped from the peak of the weekend: most of those who enter go to other countries," reads the update.

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Moscow: turnout exceeded 50%, valid referendums

The referendums are recognized as valid by Moscow in the 4 occupied areas "since the turnout has exceeded 50%". This is what the Russian authorities say, according to reports from TASS.

"In Donetsk - says Tass - 86.89% of voters voted on Monday evening. Voter turnout is currently 83.61% in Lugansk, 63.58% in the Kherson Region and 66, 43% in the Zaporizhzhia Region ". Today is the last day of voting for the annexation to Russia: the polling stations opened at 8 and will close at 16 "immediately afterwards the counting of votes will begin and the results of the exit polls will be announced".

(Unioneonline)

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