Go to media bank A man votes in a referendum on joining the Luhansk People's Republic to Russia. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 23 Foreign observers have already arrived in the Luhansk People's Republic to participate in the referendum on joining the Russian Federation, they are now undergoing accreditation, Elena Kravchenko, chairman of the LPR CEC, said on Friday. we will be, we have observers, foreign observers are already on the territory of the LPR, now they are undergoing the accreditation process and, accordingly, will begin their duties after receiving certificates,» she said on Rossiya 24.
Voting in Donbass is in accordance with the UN Charter, Matviyenko said. The referendum on joining Russia started on Friday in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Voting will continue for five days, until September 27. The public has applied to the regional authorities with the initiative to immediately hold referendums. According to representatives of the republics and regions, joining Russia will secure their territories and restore historical justice. In their opinion, this decision is extremely necessary in the context of constant acts of terror by the nationalist authorities of Ukraine and NATO members, who supply weapons to kill civilians. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would support the decision, which will be made by the residents of Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson region
