Brief election news
key electoral events
1333 days back
RIA Novosti: Cities in the Zaporozhye region for the duration of the "referendum" will be taken under special control for entry and exit, said its "head". The "election committee" reported that the first results of the referendum in the region will be published on September 28
1333 days back
Statement by the EU Foreign Ministers: The European Union will introduce new sanctions against the leadership of Russia and people involved in organizing referendums in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. New sanctions will be both personal and sectoral
1333 days back
OPORA: "Referendums" are a surprise for collaborators. In all their statements up to September 19, they insisted that the dates of the "referendums" were unknown and they should be held only after the Russian Federation seized the entire territory of the occupied regions. Yesterday the situation changed dramatically
1333 days back
US President Joe Biden at a UN meeting: "Russia is recruiting even more soldiers and is trying to organize a fake referendum - this is a direct violation of the UN charter. The whole world should see these crimes. No one threatened Russia and no one except her was looking for this conflict"
1334 days back
The Rada supported the appeal to the UN, foreign states and parliaments of the world about the inadmissibility of holding "referendums" organized by Russia on the territory of Ukraine. This initiative was supported by 277 people's deputies
1334 days back
Electoral Committee of Kherson region: 750,000 people will vote at the referendum in Kherson region. The bulletin will contain only one question in Ukrainian and Russian. The results of the "referendum" will be announced within 5 days after the vote
1334 days back
After the "referendums" and the introduction of part of the Ukrainian territories into Russia, "there can be no talk of negotiations with Ukraine" - Leonid Slutsky, member of the negotiating group with Ukraine and head of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs
1334 days back
Voting at polling stations in the "LPR" at the "referendum on joining the Russian Federation" will take place only on September 27, and from September 23 to 26, voting will take place only in the adjacent territories - "LPR CEC"
1334 days back
Collaborator Kirill Stremousov: Two settlements of the Nikolaev region under the control of the Russian Federation - the city of Snegirevka and the village of Aleksandrovka are included in the Kherson region. This will allow residents of these settlements to participate in the "referendum"
1334 days back
Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Kosachev: "After the referendums, protecting people in this region will not be our right, but our duty. An attack on people and territories will be an attack on Russia. With all the consequences"
1334 days back
Putin supported the holding of "referendums" in Kherson, Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Luhansk regions and instructed to ensure their security. He also stated that these are "historical lands of Novorossiya." And the decision to join Russia "we will support"
1334 days back
No fictitious referenda will change the position of Europe in relation to Ukraine and its territorial integrity. It also won't change the fact that it was Russia that invaded sovereign Ukraine - MEP Roberta Metzola
1334 days back
Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder: Statements by the leaders of the "LPR" and "DPR" about holding "referendums" on joining the Russian Federation distract attention after the successful counter-offensive of Ukraine and are a simple information operation
1334 days back
Turkey will never accept the so-called "referenda" that Russia will hold in eastern Ukraine. This was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York, on the sidelines of the session of the UN General Assembly
1334 days back
RosSMI: Schoolchildren on the territory of the "LPR" are exempted from classes for the period of the "referendum" from September 22 to 28, and September 27 is declared a day off for everyone. Probably other occupied regions will do the same
1334 days back
NATO will consider illegitimate the "referenda" being prepared in the territories of Ukraine on joining the Russian Federation. International community must condemn this egregious violation of international law and step up support for Ukraine - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
1334 days back
White House: The US will never recognize "referendums" that are being prepared in Russian-controlled Ukrainian territories. We consider this an insult to the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity
1334 days back
The US Department of Justice asked the US Congress to legalize the transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine in response to the announcement of pseudo-referendums. At least $300 billion of Russian assets blocked in the US
1334 days back
Germany does not recognize referendums on the entry of Ukrainian territories into Russia. It is clear that these bogus referendums are unacceptable - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
1334 days back
Head of the State Duma Control Committee Oleg Morozov: The State Duma of the Russian Federation may consider the issue of "accepting new territories in the Russian Federation" immediately after the "referenda" as a matter of urgency
1334 days back
RosSMI: The question of secession from Ukraine, the formation of an "independent state" and its entry into the Russian Federation will be put up for a "referendum" in the Zaporozhye region
1334 days back
Deputy head of the Central Election Commission of Russia Nikolai Bulaev: The Central Election Commission organizes polling stations for "referenda" of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions in Russia. Russian observers to be present at "referendums" in the regions themselves
1334 days back
"Referendums" on the entry of the occupied territories of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions into Russia, as well as in the "LPR" are scheduled for September 23-27
1335 days back
"Head of the DPR" Denis Pushilin turned to Vladimir Putin with a request to consider "the issue of the DPR joining Russia in the event of a positive decision of the inhabitants in a referendum"
1335 days back
The leader of the DPR Denis Pushilin said that the "referendum" on the entry of the "DPR" into the Russian Federation will be held from September 23 to 27
1335 days back
"First Deputy Head of the People's Council of the LPR" Khoroshilov: "The referendum on reunification with Russia will be held this week from September 23 to 27"
1335 days back
"Head of the LPR" Leonid Pasechnik signed "the law on a referendum on the issue of joining Russia as a subject of the Federation." The document is scheduled to be published today, September 20
1335 days back
Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak: "Naive blackmail with threats and horror stories of referendums, mobilizations from those who know how to fight only with children and civilians. This is how the fear of defeat looks. The enemy is afraid. Ukraine will solve the Russian issue. The threat can only be eliminated by force"
1335 days back
State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin: "If the residents of Donbass say in a direct expression of their will that they want to be part of Russia, we will support them. Now the choice is theirs. They must understand that we expect them to freely express their will"
1335 days back
The so-called movement "We are together with Russia" appealed to the Russian-appointed "head" of the Zaporozhye region with a request to "immediately" hold a "referendum"
1333 days back
RIA Novosti: Cities in the Zaporozhye region for the duration of the "referendum" will be taken under special control for entry and exit, said its "head". The "election committee" reported that the first results of the referendum in the region will be published on September 28
1333 days back
Statement by the EU Foreign Ministers: The European Union will introduce new sanctions against the leadership of Russia and people involved in organizing referendums in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. New sanctions will be both personal and sectoral
1333 days back
OPORA: "Referendums" are a surprise for collaborators. In all their statements up to September 19, they insisted that the dates of the "referendums" were unknown and they should be held only after the Russian Federation seized the entire territory of the occupied regions. Yesterday the situation changed dramatically
1333 days back
US President Joe Biden at a UN meeting: "Russia is recruiting even more soldiers and is trying to organize a fake referendum - this is a direct violation of the UN charter. The whole world should see these crimes. No one threatened Russia and no one except her was looking for this conflict"
1334 days back
The Rada supported the appeal to the UN, foreign states and parliaments of the world about the inadmissibility of holding "referendums" organized by Russia on the territory of Ukraine. This initiative was supported by 277 people's deputies
1334 days back
Electoral Committee of Kherson region: 750,000 people will vote at the referendum in Kherson region. The bulletin will contain only one question in Ukrainian and Russian. The results of the "referendum" will be announced within 5 days after the vote
1334 days back
After the "referendums" and the introduction of part of the Ukrainian territories into Russia, "there can be no talk of negotiations with Ukraine" - Leonid Slutsky, member of the negotiating group with Ukraine and head of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs
1334 days back
Voting at polling stations in the "LPR" at the "referendum on joining the Russian Federation" will take place only on September 27, and from September 23 to 26, voting will take place only in the adjacent territories - "LPR CEC"
1334 days back
Collaborator Kirill Stremousov: Two settlements of the Nikolaev region under the control of the Russian Federation - the city of Snegirevka and the village of Aleksandrovka are included in the Kherson region. This will allow residents of these settlements to participate in the "referendum"
1334 days back
Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Kosachev: "After the referendums, protecting people in this region will not be our right, but our duty. An attack on people and territories will be an attack on Russia. With all the consequences"
1334 days back
Putin supported the holding of "referendums" in Kherson, Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Luhansk regions and instructed to ensure their security. He also stated that these are "historical lands of Novorossiya." And the decision to join Russia "we will support"
1334 days back
No fictitious referenda will change the position of Europe in relation to Ukraine and its territorial integrity. It also won't change the fact that it was Russia that invaded sovereign Ukraine - MEP Roberta Metzola
1334 days back
Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder: Statements by the leaders of the "LPR" and "DPR" about holding "referendums" on joining the Russian Federation distract attention after the successful counter-offensive of Ukraine and are a simple information operation
1334 days back
Turkey will never accept the so-called "referenda" that Russia will hold in eastern Ukraine. This was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York, on the sidelines of the session of the UN General Assembly
1334 days back
RosSMI: Schoolchildren on the territory of the "LPR" are exempted from classes for the period of the "referendum" from September 22 to 28, and September 27 is declared a day off for everyone. Probably other occupied regions will do the same
1334 days back
NATO will consider illegitimate the "referenda" being prepared in the territories of Ukraine on joining the Russian Federation. International community must condemn this egregious violation of international law and step up support for Ukraine - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
1334 days back
White House: The US will never recognize "referendums" that are being prepared in Russian-controlled Ukrainian territories. We consider this an insult to the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity
1334 days back
The US Department of Justice asked the US Congress to legalize the transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine in response to the announcement of pseudo-referendums. At least $300 billion of Russian assets blocked in the US
1334 days back
Germany does not recognize referendums on the entry of Ukrainian territories into Russia. It is clear that these bogus referendums are unacceptable - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
1334 days back
Head of the State Duma Control Committee Oleg Morozov: The State Duma of the Russian Federation may consider the issue of "accepting new territories in the Russian Federation" immediately after the "referenda" as a matter of urgency
1334 days back
RosSMI: The question of secession from Ukraine, the formation of an "independent state" and its entry into the Russian Federation will be put up for a "referendum" in the Zaporozhye region
1334 days back
Deputy head of the Central Election Commission of Russia Nikolai Bulaev: The Central Election Commission organizes polling stations for "referenda" of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions in Russia. Russian observers to be present at "referendums" in the regions themselves
1334 days back
"Referendums" on the entry of the occupied territories of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions into Russia, as well as in the "LPR" are scheduled for September 23-27
1335 days back
"Head of the DPR" Denis Pushilin turned to Vladimir Putin with a request to consider "the issue of the DPR joining Russia in the event of a positive decision of the inhabitants in a referendum"
1335 days back
The leader of the DPR Denis Pushilin said that the "referendum" on the entry of the "DPR" into the Russian Federation will be held from September 23 to 27
1335 days back
"First Deputy Head of the People's Council of the LPR" Khoroshilov: "The referendum on reunification with Russia will be held this week from September 23 to 27"
1335 days back
"Head of the LPR" Leonid Pasechnik signed "the law on a referendum on the issue of joining Russia as a subject of the Federation." The document is scheduled to be published today, September 20
1335 days back
Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak: "Naive blackmail with threats and horror stories of referendums, mobilizations from those who know how to fight only with children and civilians. This is how the fear of defeat looks. The enemy is afraid. Ukraine will solve the Russian issue. The threat can only be eliminated by force"
1335 days back
State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin: "If the residents of Donbass say in a direct expression of their will that they want to be part of Russia, we will support them. Now the choice is theirs. They must understand that we expect them to freely express their will"
1335 days back
The so-called movement "We are together with Russia" appealed to the Russian-appointed "head" of the Zaporozhye region with a request to "immediately" hold a "referendum"
