Scott Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Sept 25 (Reuters) - Russia has sought to defend its seven-month old war, with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov telling the United Nations that regions of Ukraine where widely-criticised referendums are being held would get Russia's "full protection" if annexed by Moscow. The votes in four eastern Ukrainian regions, aimed at annexing territory Russia has taken by force since its invasion in February, were staged for a third day on Sunday. The Russian parliament could move to formalise the annexation within days. By incorporating the four areas of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia into Russia, Moscow could portray attacks to retake them as an attack on Russia itself, a warning to Kyiv and its Western allies. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/shelling-hits-southern-ukraine-russia-un-spotlight-over-escalation-2022-09-25/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 15 minutes ago, Scott said: Russia has sought to defend its seven-month old war, with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov telling the United Nations that regions of Ukraine where widely-criticised referendums are being held would get Russia's "full protection" if annexed by Moscow. Just when they thought things couldn’t get any worse…they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Scott said: would get Russia's "full protection" if annexed by Moscow. Are they not being protected now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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