The Russian electoral commission affirms that the “yes” won between 97 and 98% of the votes, after counting 20 to 27% of the votes in the polling stations in Russia.
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An unsurprising announcement. The Russian Electoral Commission announced on Tuesday (September 27th) that the “yes” vote prevailed in the annexation referendums organized in four Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia, according to preliminary results.
The commission claimed that the “yes” vote won between 97 and 98% of the vote after counting 20 to 27% of the votes at polling stations in Russia, as counting began in Ukrainian regions under Moscow control, reported Ria Novosti, TASS and Interfax agencies.
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians came to Russia to escape the fighting in Ukraine, and the electoral commission opened polling stations for this diaspora on Russian territory.
Speaking to the Russian press, the head of the occupation administration of Kherson, Vladimir Saldo, already claimed victory during this vote organized in an emergency over five days, despite the bombardments and in the presence of the Russian armed forces. “It is already clear that the overwhelming majority of people supported leaving Ukraine and uniting with Russia”he said of the area under his control.
For his part, the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs swept away the value of these votes. “It will not change anything in our policy, our diplomacy and our actions in the military field”said Dmytro Kouleba during a press conference in kyiv with his French counterpart, Catherine Colonna.