Posted on 09/23/2022 12:40:41 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Armed police are going door-to-door while gun-toting mercenaries are guarding polling stations as Russian stages sham referendums in occupied Ukraine.
'Voting' is now underway in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions on whether or not to become provinces of Russia - with the results fixed by Moscow.
But, just to make extra sure, Kremlin officials, military police and hired guns are keeping a careful eye over the process - with Ukrainian politicians reporting that they are kicking front doors in to force people to cast their ballots.
Serhiy Haidai, governor of occupied Luhansk, said some towns under Russian occupation have been entirely sealed off to ensure people vote - with any crosses in the 'no' column recorded in a 'notebook'.
Meanwhile state media has reported an unfeasibly high 97 per cent of people in two of those regions - Donetsk and Luhansk - are in favour of joining Russia.
Ballot boxes have also been opened across Russia itself, ostensibly to allow displaced Ukrainians to vote, but in reality offer more opportunities for vote rigging.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
97̀% That’s low for a communist country.
Putin 97% slacking compared to Philly and Detroit 100%+ votes for RATS.
Our country is in no position to be criticizing ANYONE’S elections.
My source could be wrong.
Here is a news piece about it.
The West/EU/UK/US/NATO have gone from discussing Ukraine as a proxy war to just outright ‘we are at war’.....
Oh yeah. So America is monitoring the “referendums” too because Steven Seagal and Scott Ritter are over there.
Its Sputnik. We saw the same biased pro-Russian election 'observers' in the 2018 Donbas 'vote'.
The overwhelming majority of non-Russian “international observers” have already been involved in various pro-Kremlin efforts that include, but are not limited to: (1) previous participation in politically biased and/or illegitimate electoral monitoring missions in Russia and elsewhere; (2) legitimisation and justification of Russia’s actions directed at undermining Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity; (3) criticism of the sanctions imposed on Russia in relation to its aggression towards Ukraine; (4) cooperation with the Russian state-controlled instruments of disinformation and propaganda (RT, Sputnik); (5) membership in pro-Kremlin movements, groups and organisations.
https://www.epde.org/en/news/details/foreign-observation-of-the-illegitimate-general-elections-Donetsk-Lugansk.html
I am surprised Iran, Cuba and North Korea aren’t on the list.
Italy....economically dependant on China and Russian ally Iran, and overrun by illegals from North Africa.
South Africa, a country that supports Iran, the Norks,and formerly, Saddam Hussein.
Venezuela, the communist country that is allied with Iran and Russia and whose voters, dead and alive, are likely still voting for Communists on their Dominion voting machines, even when they are living as illegals inside the US.
You know them by the company they keep.
Oh, journalists. Journalists from Iran and the Taliban’s ally, Qatar. Yeah, that makes a difference. /s
To Marcus
You deflect to me because you only believe in sham votes that Neocons support but are still to cowardly to admit you are a neocon.
And like a typical Dem you project race into this when race isn’t involved, showing you are an assistant Democrat which neocons are.
Iran is a bit busy right now.
South Africa is a great country, too bad for their crime, but otherwise I want to visit. They have penguins!
And are more advanced than we are in some sciences.
I like their news as well. Just straight news.
So does Australia.
Well a lot freepers apparently agree with Biden that it a sham. It is amazing to witness this support for Biden here.
A classic for many reasons.
I didn’t know.
Yep went there a few years ago Phillip Island Nature Park. Really cool seeing all the penguins walking right past you.
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