The authorities of Zaporozhye signed a decree on holding a referendum
The authorities of the Zaporozhye region, partly controlled by Russian troops, have officially confirmed their intention to hold a referendum. Kyiv warned that if a vote is held, it will finally withdraw from the negotiation process image/webp” media=”(max-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)” >< source srcset="https://s0.rbk.ru/v6_top_pics/resized/590xH/media/img/5/53/756599557742535.webp 590w" type="image/webp" >
Head of the Zaporozhye region Evgeny Balitsky signed order to hold a referendum on joining Russia, RIA Novosti reports.
Part of the Zaporozhye region, including the cities of Melitopol and Energodar, is under the control of Russian forces. They also control the Kherson region of Ukraine. Civil-military administrations (CAAs) were formed in these territories. They announced plans to hold referendums on joining Russia and created election commissions.
Kirill Stremousov, Deputy Head of the Kherson Regional State Administration, said that voting for both territories could take place on the same day and is scheduled for the first half of September.< /p>
After the start of the Russian special operation, the Ukrainian authorities severed diplomatic relations with Moscow and introduced martial law. They consider the lost territories to be occupied and have announced plans to return them. If referendums are held in the southern regions, then Russia will lose “any possibility of negotiations”; with Ukraine, said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Kremlin responded by stressing that Zelensky had applied to the “wrong address.” “The fact is that the residents of the region have these plans, it’s not us who are holding a referendum. <…> [The President of Ukraine] needs to turn to his citizens and ask why there are so many of them who do not want to live in his country, — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
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