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U.S. expects Russia to prepare sham referenda in Ukraine -State Dept

08/30/2022

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2022.08.30 21:41

U.S. expects Russia to prepare sham referenda in Ukraine -State Dept
FILE PHOTO: A damaged house is seen at a former Russian-occupied village, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government has assessed that Moscow is preparing to stage sham referenda in areas of Ukraine under its control to manipulate the results to claim that the Ukrainian people want to join Russia, the State Department said on Tuesday.

Polling data show that in a free referendum, Ukrainians would choose not to join Russia, department spokesman Vedant Patel said at a daily news briefing.

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