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Zelenskiy dismisses Kremlin-led referendums in Ukraine as 'farce'

Guardian, 28 Sep 2022
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has derided the Moscow-run referendums in occupied regions of Ukraine as a 'farce'.
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The Ukrainian president said in his nightly video address: 'We knew in advance what would be drawn instead of the result. The agreed figures for this farce were thrown to the media.'

Kremlin-backed officials in the four Ukrainian regions holding the 'referendums' claimed victory, Agence France-Presse reported, amid international condemnation of sham ballots.

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