A woman casts her ballot during the first day of a referendum on the joining of Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine to Russia, in Sevastopol, Crimea September 23, 2022. Voting takes place for residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republics (LPR) and Russian-controlled areas of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak
Russian-backed officials in four occupied regions of Ukraine are holding self-styled referendums on joining Russia.
Denounced as illegitimate and a shame by Ukraine and the West, these so-called votes are taking place over five days while all four areas – two in the east and two in the south – are on the front line.
An annexation could could lead to a claim by Russia that its territory is coming under attack from Western weapons supplied to Ukraine.
This however could escalate the war further.
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