TALLINN, Estonia: Russian authorities are holding local elections this weekend in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten their grip on territories Moscow illegally annexed a ye
The voting for Russian-installed legislatures in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions begins on Friday and concludes on Sunday. It has already been denounced by Kyiv and the West.
“The Russian authorities are trying hard to pretend that everything is going according to plan, everything is fine. And if everything is going according to plan, then the political process should go according to plan,” said Gallyamov, who worked as a speechwriter for Russian President Vladimir Putin when Putin served as prime minister.
A woman walks past a shop decorated with a replica of a victory banner prior to local elections in Donetsk, the capital of the Russian-controlled Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, on Sep 7, 2023. People walk past a Russian Liberal Democratic Party poster with an image of former party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky prior to local elections in Donetsk the capital of the Russian-controlled Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, on Sep 7, 2023.
“We’re speaking Russian and have felt like part of Russia for a long time, and these elections only confirm that.” Using only his first name for safety reasons, Konstantin said in a phone interview that billboards advertising Russian political parties have sprung up along the highways, and сampaign workers have been bused in ahead of the vote.
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