Flags of Ukraine, the USA and the District of Columbia at the Capitol building in Washington. File photoWASHINGTON, Sep 23 The US is ready to join allies in imposing quick and heavy economic sanctions against Russia if it annexes Ukraine's Donbass, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, where referendums have been held since Friday, an official threatened White House President Karine Jean-Pierre. «We are ready, together with our allies and partners, to create additional quick and heavy economic costs for Russia in response to these actions if they move forward with the annexation,» she said at a press briefing.
US says it takes Russia's «nuclear rhetoric» very seriously its confrontation with Russia. The referendum on joining Russia started on Friday in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, as well as in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions. lasts. 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 the 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.
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