Ukrainian mayor advises homeowners in Russian- inhabited locations not to comply with referendums
The Ukrainian- chosen mayor of the city of Melitopol is advising those in Russian- inhabited locations of the nation not to take part in the so-called “referendums” being held by Russian authorities.
“We call on the residents of the occupied territories not to participate in the pseudo-referendum in any way,” Ivan Fedorov composed through Telegram.
“Participation in it is to support the bloody plan to escalate the war against Ukraine, to voluntarily become part of a closed totalitarian society, to assume part of the responsibility for war crimes, to agree to the mobilization of men aged 16-55 to replenish the cannon fodder of the Russian Army, to commit a criminal offense.”
“Don’t open the door to agitators. Do not go to the polling stations. Completely ignore the entire election process. Stay as far as possible from Russian military and enemy equipment. Our heroic armed forces of Ukraine will definitely liberate all occupied territories from racism,” Federov stated, including, “most importantly, participation in a pseudo-referendum is the worst betrayal.”
— Natasha Turak
Voting starts on referendums in Russian- inhabited Ukrainian areas
People get here to get Russian passports at a centre in Kherson after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decree to make it much easier for homeowners of Kherson and Melitopol areas to get passports, in Kherson, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine on July 21,2022
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Voting is beginning on referendums in Russian- inhabited locations, Russian state media reported.
“Voting began at 08:00 in the DPR and LPR, as well as in the Kherson region and in the liberated territories of the Zaporozhye region,” state news company Tass stated.
Western and Ukrainian authorities have actually knocked the “referendums” as a sham. Many fear that Russia will rig the votes in its favor and after that utilize the outcome as reason to annex those areas as Russian and consequently utilize nuclear or other non-traditional weapons versus Ukrainian forces attempting to recover them.
— Natasha Turak
Putin’s nuclear warning to the West raises the threat of catastrophe
Speaking in an uncommon, televised address on Wednesday, Putin alerted that if the territorial stability of Russia is threatened, the Kremlin would “certainly use all the means at our disposal to protect Russia and our people. It is not a bluff.”
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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear dangers to the West increase the threat of a nuclear dispute, experts and advocates alerted.
It comes quickly after Putin contacted additional forces for the war in Ukraine and alerted that if the territorial stability of Russia is threatened, the Kremlin would “certainly use all the means at our disposal to protect Russia and our people. It is not a bluff.”
Beatrice Fihn, Nobel laureate and executive director of the International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons, informed CNBC that Putin’s “incredibly dangerous and irresponsible” dangers considerably increase the threat of escalation to a nuclear dispute.
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— Sam Meredith
Zelenskyy advises Russians to demonstration Putin’s mobilization order
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy goes to the Kharkiv area for the very first time because Russia began the attacks versus his nation on February 24, in Kharkiv area, Ukraine on May 29, 2022.(Photo by Ukrainian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency through Getty Images)
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Ukrainian President Voldomyr Zelenskyy advised Russians to demonstration President Vladimir Putin’s statement that he would activate 300,00 0 Russian soldiers for war.
“I’ll explain what is happening to the Russians in Russian,” Zelenskyy stated, speaking Russian in a nighttime address on the Telegram messaging app.
“55,000 Russian soldiers died in this war in six months. Tens of thousands are wounded and maimed. Want more? No? Then protest. Fight back. Run away. Or surrender to the Ukrainian forces. These are the options for you to survive,” he included.
Zelenskyy stated that Russia’s mobilization of extra soldiers, the very first because World War II, is evidence that the Kremlin’s magnificent armed force has actually dealt with stiff resistance from Ukrainian forces.
“The Russian leadership is reacting precisely to the fact of Ukrainian strength in changing its tactics and trying to draw even more Russian citizens and resources into the war,” he stated.
— Amanda Macias
Russian foreign minister leaves U.N. Security Council conference on Ukraine early
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov provides a yearly interview on Russian diplomacy in 2021, in Moscow on January 14, 2022.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov left a United Nations Security Council conference early after he protected his nation’s war in Ukraine.
Lavrov, who got here late to the conference and missed out on remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other U.S. allies, implicated Kyiv of freely threatening Russia’s security.
“Over the past few years, the Kyiv regime has conducted a frontal assault on the Russian language. It brazenly trampled on the rights of Russian and Russian-speaking people in Ukraine,” Lavrov stated.
“Everything I’ve said today simply confirms that the decision to conduct the special military operation was inevitable,” he included, utilizing the Kremlin’s term for its intrusion.
Once he was done speaking, he left the U.N. chamber and his deputy Sergey Vershinin stayed in position.
— Amanda Macias
