US Politics | Putin’s sham referendum results claim up to 98% in occupied Ukraine regions want to join Russia – raising nuke fears
VLADIMIR Putin's sham referendums claim up to 98 per cent of people in four Ukrainian regions want to join Russia \- raising fears the tyrant could use it as an excuse to launch nukes. Residents have been forced to vote at gunpoint over the past five days in occupied parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. 
Initial results from the sham referenda in Ukraine show a majority in favour of joining RussiaAP 
AFPRussian military doctrine allows the use of nukes on ...Russian territory' '/ ' 
ReutersEarly results from the sham referenda in four Ukrainian regions for 98% voted in favour of joining Russia '/ ' Western officials have slammed the vote, in which Putin...s goons have menacingly carried ballot boxes from house to house. Reports also emerged of Russian soldiers marching residents to polling stations and watching as they cast their votes. The results \- which observers say are also likely to be rigged \- will be finalised in the coming days but are expected to show overwhelming support for joining Russia. Putin could formally annex the territories as soon as Friday, even though his forces do not control all of the four regions following a heroic fightback. READ MORE ON WORLD NEWS 
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PIPELINE PANIC Putin feared to have SABOTAGED pipelines as the sea bubbles from gas leak It would allow him to claim Russian territory was under attack and launch nukes in response. And the blood-hungry dictator could also send conscripts to the front line. Russian law makes it illegal to send conscripts outside Russia unless in a time of war \- but Putin still insists it is a ...special military operation.... State-run RIA news said initial counts showed farcical levels of support for joining Russia. Most read in The US Sun DANCING WITH THE DIVAS? DWTS fans shocked after Teresa Giudice grabs mic from Tyra Banks IS BARBARA OKAY? The View fans concerned for Barbara Walters, 93, after Whoopi gives update QUICK TRICK I work at Hooters & have a big butt - my 'pouch hack' stops it from falling MYSTERY NOTE Missing mom's bizarre last text was more sinister than a cry for help, PI says STRESS-FREE New fully self-driving Volkswagen allows you to work, eat and SLEEP PDA PREDICTION Expert issues warning over Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's marriage In Luhansk and Kherson \- where vote counting has ended \- 87percent and 98percent respectively are said to have voted to join Russia. Meanwhile, results in Zaporizhzhia show 93per cent allegedly voted in favour. A similar level of support was claimed in the so-called Donetsk people's republics in the far east. Mad Vlad said last week that he was willing to ...use all the means at our disposal... to uphold the ...territorial integrity... of Russia. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged the EU to slap further sanctions on Moscow as punishment for staging the votes, which Kyiv said will make no difference to how it responds on the battlefield. Kyiv also said it would not engage in peace talks if any annexation of Ukrainian territory goes ahead and said any citizens helping Russia hold the vote would face treason charges. The referenda were hurriedly called this month after Ukraine seized swatches of land in a blitzkrieg counter-offensive in northeastern Kharkiv region. The West and Ukraine claims the votes are a sham because hundreds of thousands of locals have already fled and because Russia is hurriedly trying to claim sovereignty of regions it barely controls militarily. Russian deployed a similar tactic when it seized Crimea in 2014 and claimed 97 per cent of people voted to secede from Ukraine and join Russia. Valentina Matviyenko, a senior Russian politician, said that if the vote results went in Moscow's favour, Russia's parliament could move to incorporate the four regions on October 4 \- three days before Mad Vlad's 70th birthday. That would allow Putin to order his 300,000 new conscripts on the frontline, which are not legally to fight outside of Russia. It would also allow him to invoke Russia's military doctrine that allows the use of nukes of it's territory is ...attacked'. It comes as Dmitry Medvedev – a former president of Russia \- gave the chilling warning in the wake of the Putin's TV rant in which he threatened the West with nuclear weapons. He said If the territories joined Russia then they will be entitled to protection from Russian nuclear weapons, said Medvedev. "Any Russian weapons, including strategic nuclear weapons and weapons based on new principles, could be used for such protection," he said, possibly referring to hypersonic missiles. Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said "there is no going back" when it comes to the referendums. ...The Donbas republics and other territories will be accepted into Russia," he said. Known as Putin's ...yes man..., 56-year-old Medvedev was previously seen as more moderate than the Russian leader, although he has taken an increasingly hard line in recent years. Since the war began to turn against Putin, fears have been raised he could order the use of tactical nuclear weapons, which are designed for use on the battlefield rather than destroying cities. Read More on The Sun 
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THAT'S TIGHT Kate Middleton swears by a £6 product to stop her shoes from slipping While smaller in explosive power than strategic nuclear weapons, they are nevertheless capable of inflicting devastating losses on an enemy. Battlefield nuclear weapons are generally carried in bombs, artillery shells and smaller missiles. 
EPAReports have emerged of soldiers with guns marching residents to polling stations '/ ' 
Initial results from the sham referenda in Ukraine show a majority in favour of joining RussiaAP AFPRussian military doctrine allows the use of nukes on ...Russian territory' '/ ' ReutersEarly results from the sham referenda in four Ukrainian regions for 98% voted in favour of joining Russia '/ ' Western officials have slammed the vote, in which Putin...s goons have menacingly carried ballot boxes from house to house. Reports also emerged of Russian soldiers marching residents to polling stations and watching as they cast their votes. The results \- which observers say are also likely to be rigged \- will be finalised in the coming days but are expected to show overwhelming support for joining Russia. Putin could formally annex the territories as soon as Friday, even though his forces do not control all of the four regions following a heroic fightback. READ MORE ON WORLD NEWS WAR FACE Body language expert reveals if Putin is bluffing or not during nuke threat speech PIPELINE PANIC Putin feared to have SABOTAGED pipelines as the sea bubbles from gas leak It would allow him to claim Russian territory was under attack and launch nukes in response. And the blood-hungry dictator could also send conscripts to the front line. Russian law makes it illegal to send conscripts outside Russia unless in a time of war \- but Putin still insists it is a ...special military operation.... State-run RIA news said initial counts showed farcical levels of support for joining Russia. Most read in The US Sun DANCING WITH THE DIVAS? DWTS fans shocked after Teresa Giudice grabs mic from Tyra Banks IS BARBARA OKAY? The View fans concerned for Barbara Walters, 93, after Whoopi gives update QUICK TRICK I work at Hooters & have a big butt - my 'pouch hack' stops it from falling MYSTERY NOTE Missing mom's bizarre last text was more sinister than a cry for help, PI says STRESS-FREE New fully self-driving Volkswagen allows you to work, eat and SLEEP PDA PREDICTION Expert issues warning over Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's marriage In Luhansk and Kherson \- where vote counting has ended \- 87percent and 98percent respectively are said to have voted to join Russia. Meanwhile, results in Zaporizhzhia show 93per cent allegedly voted in favour. A similar level of support was claimed in the so-called Donetsk people's republics in the far east. Mad Vlad said last week that he was willing to ...use all the means at our disposal... to uphold the ...territorial integrity... of Russia. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged the EU to slap further sanctions on Moscow as punishment for staging the votes, which Kyiv said will make no difference to how it responds on the battlefield. Kyiv also said it would not engage in peace talks if any annexation of Ukrainian territory goes ahead and said any citizens helping Russia hold the vote would face treason charges. The referenda were hurriedly called this month after Ukraine seized swatches of land in a blitzkrieg counter-offensive in northeastern Kharkiv region. The West and Ukraine claims the votes are a sham because hundreds of thousands of locals have already fled and because Russia is hurriedly trying to claim sovereignty of regions it barely controls militarily. Russian deployed a similar tactic when it seized Crimea in 2014 and claimed 97 per cent of people voted to secede from Ukraine and join Russia. Valentina Matviyenko, a senior Russian politician, said that if the vote results went in Moscow's favour, Russia's parliament could move to incorporate the four regions on October 4 \- three days before Mad Vlad's 70th birthday. That would allow Putin to order his 300,000 new conscripts on the frontline, which are not legally to fight outside of Russia. It would also allow him to invoke Russia's military doctrine that allows the use of nukes of it's territory is ...attacked'. It comes as Dmitry Medvedev – a former president of Russia \- gave the chilling warning in the wake of the Putin's TV rant in which he threatened the West with nuclear weapons. He said If the territories joined Russia then they will be entitled to protection from Russian nuclear weapons, said Medvedev. "Any Russian weapons, including strategic nuclear weapons and weapons based on new principles, could be used for such protection," he said, possibly referring to hypersonic missiles. Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said "there is no going back" when it comes to the referendums. ...The Donbas republics and other territories will be accepted into Russia," he said. Known as Putin's ...yes man..., 56-year-old Medvedev was previously seen as more moderate than the Russian leader, although he has taken an increasingly hard line in recent years. Since the war began to turn against Putin, fears have been raised he could order the use of tactical nuclear weapons, which are designed for use on the battlefield rather than destroying cities. Read More on The Sun Magic wand People are only just realising they've been using bubble wands wrong THAT'S TIGHT Kate Middleton swears by a £6 product to stop her shoes from slipping While smaller in explosive power than strategic nuclear weapons, they are nevertheless capable of inflicting devastating losses on an enemy. Battlefield nuclear weapons are generally carried in bombs, artillery shells and smaller missiles. EPAReports have emerged of soldiers with guns marching residents to polling stations '/ '
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