U.S.: Russia planning to hold 'sham' referenda to annex Ukrainian land

UPI ^ | August 31, 2022 | UPI Staff Reporter

[Timber Rattler]

The U.S. State Department said the Kremlin is preparing to hold "sham" referenda to annex Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine, warning that Moscow will employ propaganda and disinformation campaigns, falsify voter turnout and exaggerate the percentage of Ukrainians who want to join Russia to conduct its illegal land grab.

The United States has previously warned that Moscow was moving forward to hold elections to disguise its annexation of Ukrainian regions, but State Department Principal Deputy spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters for first time Tuesday that the effort was being overseen by Sergey Kiriyenko, the first deputy head of Russia's presidential administration.

Kiriyenko was sanctioned by the United States on Feb. 22, days before the Kremlin invaded Ukraine, in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin recognizing the Russia-separatist-held regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine as independent.

[Timber Rattler]

It's an old Leninist political tactic to seize territory under the pretext of a "referendum" (backed by Bolshevik guns), a specialty of Comrade Putin's, going back to the Russian Civil War of 1917 to 1922.

[ClearCase_guy]

Election Deniers are cool again.

[maddogtiger]

So what? We had one in 2020.

[McGruff]

Maybe Putin can beat 81 million votes.

[blitz128]

Well we are experts on shame elections

[thegagline]

“Moscow will employ propaganda and disinformation campaigns, falsify voter turnout”

Insert “Democrats” for Moscow and you have the 2020 and 2022 elections.

[WMarshal]

We are losing our freedoms here in America and ineocin diots focus on a civil war 5000 miles away overseas. You schtick is tiresome Timber Rattler.

[KOZ.]

The only thing Russians are capable of doing is killing and destroying.

This is the same thing over and over again.

What a sad bunch soviet thugs.

[ganeemead]

They don't need sham referenda for that, real referenda will suffice. I mean, who would want to be a hoho when he could be a Russian??

Have you seen that "Big Book of HOHO Jokes" from the Univ of Moscow Press?

[mac_truck]

Maybe Putin can beat 81 million votes.

😂😂😂

[JJBookman]

U.S.: Democrats planning to hold ‘sham’ referenda to annex the next election from the American electorate.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Donetsk, Luhansk, and Crimea tried to secede peacefully. As a result, they were brutally attacked for 8 years. Russia has now helped them (quite effectively I might add).

[WMarshal]

Here is a picture of your hero Snake

[Timber Rattler]

Donetsk, Luhansk, and Crimea tried to secede peacefully.

Riggggght....

Putin Comes Clean On Crimea's Little Green Men

[dforest]

Hah hah hah, the US State Department would be the first to know when someone else does what they do.

The Biden regime motto is “it is only okay when we do it”.

Our illegitimate government is a total embarrassment.

[FLNittany]

You could - at the very least - resize your propaganda so it fits properly on the scrolling page.

[wiseprince]

You really think a completely fair referendum in Donbas or Lugansk would yield any support for remaining in Ukraine or against independence?

[Timber Rattler]

You could - at the very least - resize your propaganda so it fits properly on the scrolling page.

But Comrade, I want you to get a very good look at those pics of Russian goons and thugs...

[FLNittany]

Just draw stick figures. It will have about the same effect. Zero.

[9YearLurker]

All bought in on the MSM propaganda, I see.