The United States claimed Monday that it has “very reliable»Information according to which Russia to hold referendum in mid-May to “attempt to annex” self-proclaimed “people’s democracies” to regions Donetsk and Luganskin eastern Ukraine.
«Based on the latest information, we consider that Russia will try to annex Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic“The US ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe told the press in Washington, Michael Carpenter.
«This information says that Russia will try to hold fully rigged referendumsFor that “around the middle of May,” he added.
«Moscow has a similar plan for Kherson“, A city occupied by the Russian army, he added. «We consider this information to be very reliable“, Insisted the American diplomat.
Clarify that Washington will not consider “legallyThe referendums these, but “attempt to annex other Ukrainian territories“, adding “we must take action urgentlyIn this case, without specifying what the western reaction will be.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has already repeatedly accused Russia of intending to organize in Kherson and the neighboring region of Zaporizhia “pseudo-referendums»For their independence.
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