Today, the referendum on entry to Russia of four places, including Donetsk , Lugansk , Zaporoze , Khlsson , voting results were:
Donetsk: 99.23% support
Lugansk: 98.42% support
Zaporoze: 93.11% support
Khlsson: 87.05% support
In order to make this referendum "legal", Russia has made great publicity The offensive was passed. First of all, all referendum places hung the slogan "We are with Russia"
slogans such as slogans are based on the red, white and blue national flag. Previously,
Putin attended the "We are in love with Russia" gala, and this slogan is also used behind it
In addition, in order to inspire people, the concept of the new Russia has also been put on the table
NEW RUSSIA, the new Russia, refers to the four places of Ukraine that have newly joined Russia, once again highlighting the importance of these four places joining Russia
In addition, the Russian government has also invited 40 countries, a total of 100 "international observers" to supervise the referendum
It can be said that Russia has made its best efforts to make this "four places of Ukraine join Russia" and it seems that "reasonable, compliant, and legal"
Just after the referendum results came out, the election committees in various places announced that the results of the referendum were "reliable and effective".
In this way, these four places were incorporated into Russian territory. Adding to the previous Crimea, Russia took over 20% of Ukraine's territory, about 100,000 square kilometers.
Russia swallows such a large amount of land. Faced with this result, there are three roughly three reactions in the world:
A Western reaction: collective rebuke is a fake vote, and it is the Russian army with a gun that forced the Ukrainians to vote in favor.
A Russian reaction: This referendum is open and just, representing the true thoughts in the hearts of local residents, reliable and effective, and completely legal.
A Oriental reaction: We respect the territorial sovereignty and integrity of all countries, adhere to the principle of peaceful coexistence, and the principle of non-interference in other countries' internal affairs.
These are the three main reactions of the world after the referendum, and as another party, Ukraine has certainly the most intense reaction.
Zelensky angrily denounced: This fake referendum is a ridiculous farce, and the people there were forced to vote in favor at the gun. Ukraine will fight to the end and take back all the land illegally occupied by Russia.
The United States said at the first time: We are ready and will make Russia pay an additional and tougher price. We will never admit that Ukrainian territory was annexed
EU officials also spoke out: "The vote with a gun pointed at a human head is meaningless except for proving its evil."
So is this a "fake referendum" or a "real referendum"?
In fact, for powerful countries, authenticity is not important, political significance is the most important.
Back then, the Soviet Union held Outer Mongolia , and 487,409 people voted, but the result was that "487,409 people" agreed, none of them opposed, and none of them blank. Do you think this is a real referendum or a fake referendum?
So truth and falsehood never matter. History is written by the winners, and the political significance hidden behind true and falsehood is important.
is already 2022, and Russia still swallows this 100,000 square kilometers of land. For Russia itself, it has several meanings:
1, breaking the dove's legs.
There is a famous saying in Russia: "Although Russia is big, it is unnecessary without an inch of land."
It is difficult for you to let Russia spit out the meat you swallow. The Alaska sold to the United States is a few exceptions.
Today, Russia swallows up four more places in Ukraine, which means that these four places have become Russian territory.
Putin will officially announce the "referendum four places" on the 30th and join the Russian Federation.
In this way, all "dod and compromise" 's legs in Russia will be interrupted, and all the voices that want to make peace with Europe and the United States will disappear.
Because once that place becomes Russian territory, whoever dares to spit out this territory again is a traitor.
This is deeply embedded in the Russian genes. The "obsession" about land is already my territory. Whoever dares to lose it will be treason.
Russia has never eaten other people's territory and never spit it out.
2, let the people see the "benefits" of war.
This "referendum" is an "one-time explanation" to the Russian people
You should know that the situation is not going well now, the front line cannot conquer for a long time, and it retreated significantly last week, with insufficient troops and insufficient reserves, so Putin announced a "partial mobilization order." After the announcement of the "partial mobilization" of
, opposition forces in Russia surged, and protests were constantly occurring in various places. In the eyes of ordinary people, they were definitely dissatisfied with this mobilization order and a long-term war.
The people's war-weariness is getting higher and higher, which is not conducive to Putin's rule and stabilization of the domestic situation.
announced in this context that "four places were incorporated into Russia", which suddenly added another 100,000 square kilometers of land to Russia. In the eyes of Russians , it can be regarded as "rewards of war". We are not fighting a meaningless war.
This is also the reason why the mobilization order followed the referendum as soon as it was announced.
Putin wants the Russians to know that this war is beneficial.
3, more substantial benefits
. In essence, there are even greater benefits to swallowing these four places. The coal mines in Donetsk and Lugantsk alone account for nearly half of Ukraine
, and Zaporoze has nuclear power plants, and Khlsson has an important port of Black Sea .
In addition, the population is a bit easy to ignore.
The population is too important. Russia has the largest land in the world, but its population is only more than 100 million. This time, Russia swallowed four places in Ukraine and directly swallowed more than 10 million people in those four places. And the population of more than 10 million people speak Russian. There are also many young and middle-aged people who are equal to the total population of Russia, which has increased by 10%
. If compared with India, India will have 10% more population, which means 140 million more people.
Russia has obtained a large amount of land, minerals, equipment, and a large Russian-speaking population. These are real high-quality assets .
This "obtainment" can calm the domestic war-weariness.
4, from "war of aggression" to "war of patriotism"
0 The biggest problem with the Russian army is that morale is low and they fight for some reason. Putin said that we are a special military operation to eliminate the neo-Nazi
This kind of war excuse not to mention Europe and the United States, even the Russians themselves sound very weak
But once the four places of Ukraine become "Russian territory", the nature of this war immediately changed from destroying the neo-Nazi to "war of patriotism"
This is our territory. We are here to defend our country. This change in the war sense is very important to the improvement of frontline morale. It is easier to awaken the "Patriotic War" sentiment during the Nazi invasion during World War II . It can effectively carry out nuclear deterrence. Since 20% of Ukraine's territory is Russian territory, Russia will protect territorial security at all costs. At the most critical moment, the Russians may use nuclear weapon .
Medvedev just said today: "The instigators on the other side of the ocean and Europe will not want to die under nuclear disasters"
Medvedev judged: If Russia uses nuclear weapons against Ukraine in order to defend its territory, NATO will not risk nuclear war and participate in the Ukrainian war.
The West will not underestimate Russia's determination to defend its "territory", and the West is also unwilling to fight a nuclear war with Russia.
After annexing four places, the intimidation of nuclear deterrence has increased significantly, which will more powerfully deter the West. Don’t directly participate in the war
6. A larger-scale mobilization
Although the United States wants to use a long war to drag down Russia, just like the Soviet Union was dragged down by the Afghan war for ten years, from a tactical perspective, Russia actually cannot afford to drag
This is why the "annexing four places" action this time was so rapid
When he swallowed "Crimea" in 2014, he first supported Crimea's independence. After Crimea's independence, he then held a "referendum to Russia"
. This time, he bypassed the "independence stage" and directly held a "referendum to Russia". The meaning behind it is that he doesn't want to delay it for too long.
Putin must urge greater public support and more equipment personnel to resolve this war within a certain period of time.
According to frontline reports, newly mobilized soldiers have been sent to the First Tank Regiment and the Second Motorized Infantry Division on the frontline of Khelson, and these personnel will be familiar with training in Khelson. The veterans mobilized by
were sent to the Luganticsk frontline.
Lugantsk battle is the most intense at present, so experienced veterans are given priority to send there, while inexperienced new recruits are sent to Khlsson for familiar training
Ukrainian army launched violent shelling on seven towns and three cities in Lugantsk, and the main troops are also concentrated near Lugantsk targets.
After the Russian army retreated Kharkov , the Luganticsk defense line became particularly important.
It can be said that this is a "referendum to Russia" amid the rumbling artillery fire. The "referendum to Russia" is used to stabilize the morale of the military and increase the mobilization capacity
. After Putin announced that the four places of officially joined the Russian Federation , a larger mobilization order will come.
More people will be mobilized to the front line, and more economies will make way for the war.
This is a typical example of giving three dates and slapping them in the face. Since it is already Russian territory, the sacrifice to defend the territory will be changed to legitimate
A bigger war will begin, and the Russian army will launch a strong attack soon. The most painful thing behind all this is the people.