Putin Proposes Holding Annexation Referendums in Occupied Territories on November 4

The threat of an annexation referendum to Russia has been planned since March on the ukrainian territories occupied by Kremlin forces since the start of the war. Hence, the proposal of the ruling United Russia party to hold a popular consultation to absorb the regions of southeastern Ukraine, such as Kherson and Zaporizhia.

The date chosen for the formation is the next november 4, Russian Unity Day. The person who raised it was the general secretary, Andréi Turchak, who called for taking advantage of a “historical date” for the entire Russian orbit to advance on the path towards the annexation of some territories that Moscow considers “liberated”, according to Europe Press.

The party of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has used supposed studies that would reveal the disposition of the citizens of the donbas area to become part of the Russian Federation.

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This is an allegation similar to the one raised in 2014 to justify the consultation in the Crimean peninsula and those that preceded the official recognition of the independence of the self-proclaimed people’s republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in the first days of the invasion.

The pro-Russian authorities in eastern Ukraine have repeatedly expressed their desire to hold these referendums, which kyiv is totally opposed to. However, in recent weeks they have recognized logistical problems to carry them out in areas such as Jersón.

Precisely in that southern region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are immersed in a counteroffensive on several fronts and all regional and international eyes are on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, where a team from the International Organization of the Atomic Energy (IAEA).