Referendums in occupied Ukrainian areas l Russia’s bid to annex territory amid military setbacks?

Russian-backed separatists are holding referendums in four Moscow-occupied territories of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine. The vote scheduled to be held over five days will pave the way for the formal annexation of nearly 15 percent of Ukrainian territory by Russia. The move comes as Moscow faces major military setbacks in its seven-month-long war against Kyiv losing swaths of captured territory. The Kremlin has used this tactic before. In 2014, it held a referendum in Ukraine’s Crimea and ended up annexing it in less than a month of holding the polls. Critics see this as a way for Russia to legitimize ‘illegal’ occupation in Ukraine.Will a Crimea-like success in these referendums help Putin make up for military setbacks in Ukraine or lead to an escalation of war? Watch this video for all the details.#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineRussiaWar #Crimea #worldwar #thirdworldwar #viral #Ukrainians #Putin #RussiaUkraineConflict #VolodymyrZelensky #RussiaMilitary #NATO #US #timesnow #timesnowplus #tnplusRead More