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People cast their votes in sham referendums in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast on Sept. 24, 2022. (
The so-called vote at gunpoint has been declared null and void by all countries that commented on the issue.
During the "referendums," the Russian troops were checking residents' houses and writing down the names of locals who voted against the annexation, according to Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai.
They point weapons at people, give them these 'ballots' and tell exactly which box to check."
Russian state-controlled news outlet RIA Novosti wrote that Russia might formally annex the occupied regions on Oct. 4.
Kyiv warned that the illegal annexation votes would not change Ukraine's counteroffensive plans and that there would be no peace talks in case these "referendums" take place.
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It's not rigged, and there's absolutely no evidence of organized fraud. These far right conspiracy theorists need to stop with this anti-democracy rhetoric. Russians can't be forced to live under minority rule. This is about the future of our democracy.
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