The Moscow-appointed leader of Ukraine’s Kherson region said Wednesday that he would ask Russian President Vladimir Putin if Kherson could join the Russian Federation, Russia’s Tass news agency reported.
Kirill Stremousov said he will ask to join Russia without a referendum. “The referendum, which was absolutely legally held in Crimea, was not recognized by the world community, which did everything not to recognize Russia as a full-blown member of the global community,” he said.
“Therefore, this will be one single decree based on the appeal of the leadership of the Kherson region to Russian President Vladimir Putin. There will be a request to make the Kherson region a full-fledged constituent of the Russian Federation,” he said.
After Stremousov’s comments, the Kremlin signaled it might favor holding a referendum. “That is the decision of the residents of the Kherson region after all, and it is also the residents of the region who should determine their fate,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
“Such a fateful decision should have an absolutely clear legal background, a legal justification, be absolutely legitimate, just as it was in the case of Crimea,” Peskov said.
Kherson was the first major city that Russia took after it invaded Ukraine. The Kherson oblast lies just north of the Crimean peninsula, which Russia absorbed after the US-backed outsing of Viktor Yanukovych in 2014.
Russia’s control of Kherson and the neighboring Zaporizhzhia links Crimea with the Donbas region and secures a water supply for the peninsula, which has been under a years-long Ukrainian blockade.
Stremousov and Moscow had previously taken steps that signaled Russia was planning to annex Kherson. On April 28, Stremousov announced a plan for Kherson to introduce the ruble as a currency and to fully transition to the Russian currency over the next four to five months.
Notice the word “annex” which the West uses as it Crimea suddenly got taken without warning from Ukraine, while when NATO illegally destroyed Yugoslavia, took one Serbian province out, called it the nation of Kosovo and was accepted by many of the US stooges .
Thar was the pount made by the new leadership. Nobody would honor referendum anyway.
But what is worth knowing is that Kherson is majority Russian populated. Vast majority. It is extremely important to Russia as Crimea can only be properly dedended if Kherson is part of it.
It is a place where Ukraine blocked Crimean water source. And long time ago, Kherson region was often called Crimean.
For example, you will learn that Russian Prince Vladimir accepted Christianity on Crimea; in fact this happened in the city of Kherson.
While Ukraine and colective West obsessed over Russian tanks arriving to Kiev, daily monitoring the progress, Russia withblughtening spead took the entire Azov Sea belt and Kherson. Connecting now Crimea, Kherson. Azov Sea coast, Donbas and Russia. Kiev forcess were blocked for the duration.
So, what now? Kiev forces moving to stem Russian advance towards Dnyepar river and major city like Kharkov.
It may be wise for planners to think about what they SHOULD defend, as opposed to believe their own propaganda about Russia operatiin being a “stalemate”.
Mariupol is also vast majority Russian populated.
Azov battalions took a special pride in being able to defend access to Aziv Sea, and its major port.
They were not shy about using people as hostages. In fact, some of civilians let go free from Azovstal — told Reuters that they were held against their will. Reuters did not publish the interview. Russia brought it to UN SC attention.
Reuters is “standing by their story”. As if they distrusted the source — as if people comming out were somehow planted,
This is an easy prediction to make — Azov coast, Mariupol included and Kherson are not going back to Ukraine.
If the war ended today, from security pount of view, Russia already cintrols what is most important.
The Azov regiment was in Mariupol to discourage resistance. When the Russian forces assaulted the city Azov used the population as human shields. Unlikely that the AFU would do the same if the population was ethnic Ukrainian.
Ukraine needs to be divided. The Ukrainian regime had a chance for peace and reconciliation. That ended with the failure of the The Minsk accords. The result will be a landlocked Ukraine. The price will be paid in Russian and Ukrainian blood. The US and NATO ghouls are culpable.
Where do you get your information from? You are very WRONG. Crimea is vast majority Russian, YES, but Kherson population is mainly Ukrainian, and By a lot. In Maryupol and Donbas, while it’s close, it’s still greater than Russian. Stop posting BS information here. I know there are a lot of Putin lovers here like you but the few that are not, can actually do research on the subject.
So what, the Confederacy was primarily Confederates.
She will never ever provide you with a single reference because it’s all propaganda straight from the Kremlin.
I know. Probably works for RT news.
“At the 2001 Ukrainian National Census, the ethnic groups within the Donetsk Oblast were: Ukrainians – 2,744,100 (56.9%), Russians – 1,844,400 (38.2%), Pontic Greeks – 77,500 (1.6%), Belarusians – 44,500 (0.9%), others (2.3%).
“At the 2001 census, the languages spoken within the oblast were: Russian — 74.9%, Ukrainian – 24.1%.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast
I understand speaking Russian and/or Ukrainian. What does “Ukrainian ethnicity” mean? One can speak Russian and not speak Ukrainian but belong to the Ukrainian ethnic group?
Pretty obvious. Pre 2014 coup, Russian speakers had faith it their government. Then came the Maidan coup. And the repressive actions by the US funded and armed anti ethnic Russian Kiev regime betrayed them.
Even after Odessa massacre, the people in Donask and Lugansk only voted for autonomy, not independence.
Yeah, but that crazy woman wasn’t talking about Donetsk, was she?
Luhansk is similar demographically.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhansk#Demographics
“In the Ukrainian Census of 2001, 49.6% of the inhabitants declared themselves as ethnically Ukrainians and 47% as Russians. 85.3% of the population spoke Russian as their native language, while 13.7% spoke Ukrainian, 0.2% Armenian and 0,1% Belarusian.”
If you were born in Ukraine, I understand why you’d identify your “ethnicity” or “nationality” as Ukrainian even if you learned Russian at home and speak it primarily, but you could still easily support autonomy or independence from the current Ukrainian state.
Sure, I see your point, but that brainwashed woman was talking about the Kherson oblast.
I get it that there are a lot of Russian speaking people in eastern Ukraine, people that identify themselves more as Russians than Ukranians. However, that’s not a valid reason for Putin to invade. Hitler used exactly the same argument when he demaned that Czechoslovakia should be a part of his Third Reich.
If Russians are mistreated in Ukraine he should highlight that to the world and to the FN. That shouldn’t be a problem if only 20% of what he claims is true and he isn’t totally inept.
Maybe the Sudetenland should have been part of Germany. I have little reverence for state boundaries, but my opinion hardly matters. It’s up to the people in the Sudetenland.
Putin’s the head of a state. Zelensky is the head of another state. I don’t acknowledge the legitimacy of either state, and if you don’t want to be governed by the central authority presuming to rule over you, I’m sympathetic.
Then Chechnya should have been allowed independence too…
Well, I favor secession to the voluntary community level. That’s the withering away of the state. Many neighboring communities sharing a nationality (common language and culture) would often act like a single political unit though. No force is necessary.
You should do your own research. About 45% of the CITY of Kherson state their primary language as Russian. About 53% state their primary language is Ukrainian. Have you calculated what those figures would be if the entire Oblast was included?
the reads like RT news facts.
It doesn’t even matter, the borders were agreed upon in 1999 lets just everybody stay inside their own countries.
I have Russian neighbors do I have to worry that they might want to carve out a Russian enclave in San Jose? They always seem dissatisfied about something. If folks in Crimea really don’t like being in Ukraine Russia is only a few miles away and they have tons of land.
Agreed by whom? People are not owned by their governments. Unless you believe Communism and Fascism, under which a population is owned by their governments.
Never mind. Got it. What you believe is pretty transparent.
I don’t believe in armed revolt as a first resort.
How about last resort. Ever read the Declaration of Independence?
Agree to all.
“Borders were agreed”. OK, but the hypocrisy displayed by the west in determining what border agreements hold, and what are “negotiable”, is astounding, when you look at US and NATO actions in former Yugoslavia. Your arguments concerning Crimeans emigrating to Russia if they don’t like Ukrainian rule would apply just as well to ethnic Albanians in Kosovo; but there, the idea of “uprooting” the residents was considered a war crime, and we were all about “self determination”. And, we have little, if any respect for either Iraq, or Syria’s borders in our years long interventions there. NO, two wrongs don’t make a right, but if we’re getting into cliches, I think the one about “people in glass houses not throwing stones” more than cancels yours out.
If people identifying as Russian want to govern themselves independently of other people in San Jose/California/United State, I support their aspirations. They should establish a Russian commune and secede. A group of Hispanics (or Orthodox Jews or Gay Men) seems more likely in your neck of the woods, but I also support their aspirations. Screw states and their boundaries. I welcome this withering away of states.
Here, here!
You are outright delusional.
I mean brainwashed 😵💫
Projection is obvious.
You can project whatever you want, kiddo.
Any sources to your fantasies?
It is very heartening to read your informative and humane comment. Sometimes I wonder if the “west” has any sense or decency at all!
NO, that is a big resounding NO, there is no decency whatsoever.
They didn’t ask Kosovo to become part of the US, did they?
They created a free country, something Russkies can’t even comprehend what it is.
Sounds like a plan. Make the Donbas a country. Same with Crimea. Free countries allowed to align with whomever they please. The Ruskies should be good with that.
That sounds good to most people, I think.
However, that’s not the proposal that Moscow put forth…
The USA wants to control everyone, not incorporate them into the landmass of the USA.
a free country???Camp Bondsteel, arms-, drug-, body parts smuggling!!!!! go and look at dear Kosovo.
“The USA wants to control everyone, not incorporate them into the landmass of the USA.”
So kiddo, you are saying that that Russia doesn’t want to control areas by incorporating them into the Russian Federation?
ROFL
The US give them a chance to choose for themselves, Russia forces it’s rule upon them.
HAHA! So the king zelinskyy runs a democratic government! All opposition parties and TV stations banned, no alternative allowed to description of alleged “atrocities” always by Russia, words used to pretend no surrender or losses, constant demands for more weapons and daily sending men to their certain death against Russia forces. No wonder the West supports this great country deep in debt, corruption and YES nazi ideology permeating many of the military forces.
Strange that the Kherson region didn’t want to join the affluent Russian Federation before Herr Hitler, sorry, Herr Putin invaded…
Also, didn’t they arrest all the government officials and replaced them with Russian puppets?
My bet is that there are currerntly more Russian soldiers in Kherson than civilians, so no big surprise that the support for Herr Putin has skyrocked, haha.
They replaced Kiev puppets you mean.
Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine, Moscow isn’t. OK?
A puppet by any other name is still a puppet. And Kiev and Zelensky are puppets of the US deep state. OK?
And Ukraine is an artificial state set up by your communist hero’s.
“And Kiev and Zelensky are puppets of the US deep state. OK?”
I think Putin is a puppet of the deep state, it all makes perfect sense!
They wanted him to start this war so they can make more money, OK?
The referendum there will be 100% in favor of annexation. If it happens, it will mark the beginning of the real insurgency.
You left out Commissar Zelensky.
Best keep this ambiguous till the dust settles. The world may look very different, … that is, if there’s any of us around to see it.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Aceeeeeed/status/1524496094377521152/photo/1
According to RT: “Kirill Stremousov, the deputy head of the administration, which was formed under Russian control, said on Wednesday that the new authorities plan on asking President Vladimir Putin to officially make the region “a fully-fledged part of Russia.” Stremousov pointed to Crimea, which voted to join Russia shortly after the 2014 coup in Kiev. He said that legal documents will be prepared by the endof the year, after which the final decision will be made. “In the meantime, we plan that the Kherson Region will be governed by the acts of the military-civil administration,” Stremousov said.
“which was formed under Russian control”
It sure was, at gun point…
“a fully-fledged part of Russia.”
Putin is a true imperalist indeed.
“will be prepared by the end of the year”
Good luck, the Ukranians will have retaken their land by then.
Alot of Biden stooges in this comment section
‘I quit the Wagner group after the Kremlin sent me to Syria – here’s why’
Ex-Wagner Group fighter says recruiters asked him to fight alongside invading force, but he knew that Putin’s men weren’t up to the task
The Russian military’s failure to seize the Ukrainian capital was inevitable because in the preceding years they had never directly faced a powerful enemy, according to a former mercenary with the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group who fought alongside the Russian army.
Marat Gabidullin took part in Wagner Group missions on the Kremlin’s behalf in Syria and in a previous conflict in Ukraine, before deciding to go public about his experience inside the secretive private military company.
Mr Gabidullin quit the Wagner group in 2019. However, several months before Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the 55-year-old said he received a call from a recruiter who invited him to go back to fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.
“They were caught completely by surprise that the Ukrainian army resisted so fiercely and that they faced the actual army,” Mr Gabidullin said about Russia’s setbacks in Ukraine.
He said people he spoke to on the Russian side had told him they expected to face rag-tag militias when they invaded Ukraine, not well-drilled regular troops.
“I told them: ‘Guys, that’s a mistake’,” said Mr Gabidullin, who is now in France, where he is publishing a book about his experiences fighting with the Wagner Group.
The Russian defence ministry did not respond to a request for comment.
Selling a book.
“”..(ask putin) if Kherson could join the Russian Federation..””
oh hey guys we can see which side of the bread holds the most butter.
there’s not even a map of this BS.
The longer the conflict goes on, the more Ukraine will lose. Before the fascist coup of 2014, Ukraine could have kept Crimea, even though it is Russian. If Kyiv had accepted Minsk II in good faith during the last 8 years, Ukraine could have kept the Donbas as autonomous region. Crimea is gone, the Donbas is gone. Now Kherson will go, next will be Mariupol and then Odessa. So many sites of Nazi terror.
Considering what has happened in Bucha, Russia cannot give back occupied territories even if it wanted to, because Russian speakers would have to leave their homeland or risk being massacred by the Nazis.
Zelensky will go down in history as the president who has reduced Ukraine to its true historic size. Nationalist haters must not win.
Mariupol is part of Donetsk Province.
The headline is wrong, it should read:
Russian Leader of occupied Kherson to Ask Putin to Join Russian
It’s Anschluss a la Hitler all over again…