the annexation referendums of Donbass cities decried by Westerners

It is through the voice of its Minister of Foreign Affairs, present at the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York (United States), Thursday, September 22, that Russia came to defend its project of annexation of Donbass. For 19 minutes, Sergei Lavrov rejected the accusations of Westerners and justified the organization of referendums in the separatist regions. “In an interview on August 5, Mr. Zelensky suggested that for the sake of their children and grandchildren, those who feel Russian should get out of Ukraine and go to Russia”said Sergei Lavrov.

“I think that the decision of the Ukrainian regions who want to participate in a referendum is only the result of the advice he gave them”, continued the Russian minister. These polls are contrary to the UN Charter, according to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The latter has also called for in-depth investigations to be carried out into what he calls “a catalog of cruelties committed by the Russians”. For the American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, only one man is responsible and must be judged: Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has for his part called for the creation of a special international criminal court to try Russian crimes on its territory.