'These referenda are the beginning of the end of Ukrainian statehood,' Duma deputy and Lieutenant-General in reserve Andrey Gurulyo said on Russian TV.
He did not disappoint his supporters.
This was not the first time Putin used the terms"neo-Nazis" and"armed coup" to justify his invasion of Ukraine, which is led by President, a native Russian speaker of Jewish heritage. Zelensky was elected with 73% of the popular vote in 2019 in a process that an observation mission from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe characterized as"competitive and held with respect for fundamental freedoms.
After making an unsupported claim that Russian occupying forces on the territory of Ukraine were opposed by"not only neo-Nazi formations, but in fact the entire military machine of the collective West," Putin moved on to the next topic: mobilization.
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