Tag: Referendums
Russian Proxies in Ukraine Push Moscow to Annex Occupied Regions
The requests lent an air of formality to a process condemned by the West. They followed sham referendums in four regions in Ukraine that purported to put voters’ stamp of approval on joining Russia.
As Russians Flee, Some Find Draft Notices Waiting at the Border
The Kremlin dispatched federal security forces to frontier border crossings packed with Russian men trying to escape the draft by entering countries like Georgia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
Russia Begins Mobilizing Ukrainians to Fight Against Their Own Country
Panic and fear flooded the occupied territories as Russian forces rounded up men to fight and forced residents to vote in a staged referendum on joining Russia, Ukrainian officials and rights groups said.
In Seized Parts of Ukraine, Moscow Stages Balloting on Joining Russia
Under coercive conditions, with most residents gone and war still raging, Russia is putting on what it calls referendums on annexation but Ukraine and its allies call an illegal farce.
Russia Begins Staged Referendums In Occupied Areas of Ukraine
Huge numbers of people have fled the areas that Russia controls, the process has been rushed and referendums are taking place against a backdrop of oppression.
In U.N. General Assembly Address, Zelensky Says, ‘Russia Should Pay for This War’
“A crime has been committed against Ukraine, and we demand just punishment,” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said in a recorded speech to the U.N. General Assembly.
Russia Signals Annexation of Parts of Ukraine, Raising Stakes in Fighting
Kremlin-backed officials in four partially occupied regions announced referendums on joining Russia, as Moscow tightens its grip and hints at escalation.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Russia Moves Toward Annexation
Plus leaders address a world in peril at the U.N. General Assembly and protests sweep Iran.
Queen’s Ties to Scotland Add New Wrinkle to Push for Independence
Political analysts said that respect for the queen and her devotion to Scotland could strengthen a union that has been under acute strain for more than a decade.