"Donetsk, Lugansk and many other Russian cities will finally return home. And the Russian world, now divided by formal borders, will regain its integrity."
A possible radical turning point in the conflict in Ukraine is emerging: the leaders of United Russia, the party of Vladimir Putin, have announced the proposal for a referendum for the annexation of the "liberated" Ukrainian territories .
There is also a date: November 4 , when Moscow will celebrate its National Unity Day.
From Kherson - the direction of which the Kiev counter-offensive is underway - the local pro-Russian administration immediately joined, guaranteed to the Tass agency by the deputy manager Kirill Stremousov: "We are aiming for November 4, even if we would be ready to vote even now ", he said, saying he was sure of massive participation:" We are sure that 80% of the population will join the referendum ".
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Putin: "New gas pipeline for China through Mongolia"
The government-controlled Russian energy company Rosneft has reached agreements with Mongolia to build a gas pipeline through the country's territory that will bring Russian gas to China. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin who today met with the Prime Minister of Mongolia, Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene in Vladivostok. The new pipeline, called Siberian Force 2, is designed to consolidate gas transportation systems in eastern Russia.
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Medvedev: "Truss is an incompetent thermonuclear russophobe"
