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Donbass Referenda Call For New World Order, BRICS International Forum President Says
Donbass Referenda Call For New World Order, BRICS International Forum President Says
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The Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, held referendums on joining Russia from September 23-27. According... 28.09.2022, Sputnik International
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Prior to the referenda, Moscow said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country's parliament would act promptly and sign all necessary documents if people in Donbass, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions voted to join Russia.Sputnik spoke with Purnima Anand, the president of the BRICS International Forum and International Federation of Indo-Russian Youth Clubs (IFIRYC), who visited Donbass herself as an international observer for the referendum and shared a more global perspective on the events unfolding there.According to Anand, who said that she was welcomed very nicely together with many international dignitaries on the ground, the voting was “very fair and transparent”, and it was clear that “people wanted to vote”.According to the BRICS official, Russia made a “humanitarian step” by supporting people of Donbass in their desire to decide their own future, and it is also a huge contribution for the future generation of the region to obtain “equal rights” and “security”, given that local residents have been under constant attacks following the US-backed coup in Kiev in 2014.The Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR, respectively) proclaimed their independence from Ukraine in 2014 after holding self-determination referendums. In February 2022, Russia recognized the DPR and LPR and launched a special military operation in Ukraine in response to calls for help from the Russian-speaking population.Throughout the conflict since 2014, Ukraine has carried out mining operations, using, among other explosives, the scatterable high explosive anti-personnel PFM-1 land mines prohibited by the 1997 Ottawa Treaty and the 1996 protocol to the Geneva Convention.
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Donbass Referenda Call For New World Order, BRICS International Forum President Says
09:57 GMT 28.09.2022 (Updated: 20:59 GMT 19.10.2022) The Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, held referendums on joining Russia from September 23-27. According to the latest data, locals voted overwhelmingly in favor of becoming part of Russia and turnout was significant, despite continuous bombardment of the region by Kiev.
Prior to the referenda, Moscow said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country's parliament would act promptly and sign all necessary documents if people in Donbass, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions voted to join Russia.
Sputnik spoke with Purnima Anand, the president of the BRICS International Forum and International Federation of Indo-Russian Youth Clubs (IFIRYC), who visited Donbass herself as an international observer for the referendum and shared a more global perspective on the events unfolding there.
According to Anand, who said that she was welcomed very nicely together with many international dignitaries on the ground, the voting was “very fair and transparent”, and it was clear that “people wanted to vote”.
“[People] were not under any pressure, it was [their] self-interest to participate in the referenda and declare themselves as independent and equal,” Anand said, rejecting western media's coverage of the events on the ground, as she saw voters “dancing and singing”.
22 September 2022, 16:17 GMT
According to the BRICS official, Russia made a “humanitarian step” by supporting people of Donbass in their desire to decide their own future, and it is also a huge contribution for the future generation of the region to obtain “equal rights” and “security”, given that local residents have been under constant attacks following the US-backed coup in Kiev in 2014.
“This (the referenda) is a call for a new world order,” Anand said, adding that international observers from around 70 countries showed their interest in the voting, from Europe to Africa.
The Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR, respectively) proclaimed their independence from Ukraine in 2014 after holding self-determination referendums. In February 2022, Russia recognized the DPR and LPR and launched a special military operation in Ukraine
in response to calls for help from the Russian-speaking population.
Throughout the conflict since 2014, Ukraine has carried out mining operations, using, among other explosives, the scatterable high explosive anti-personnel PFM-1 land mines prohibited by the 1997 Ottawa Treaty and the 1996 protocol to the Geneva Convention.
