US Senate Building. File photoWASHINGTON, Sep 29Senators in the United States have proposed «immediately cutting off» economic and military assistance to any country that recognizes the results of referendums in the DPR, LPR and other areas. This was stated by Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal at a conference for journalists on the presentation of a new resolution and a bill on non-recognition of the results of referendums on joining Russia. «We are presenting legislation today that will be very simple — immediately stop economic and military assistance to any state that supports the results of the referendums,» Blumenthal said. «Any nation that recognizes will immediately lose the economic and military assistance of the United States,» Graham confirmed. In addition, as noted by the senators, the new bill proposes to include Russia in the list of «.
Finland does not recognize referendums in Donbass Graham and Blumenthal also noted that the United States will continue to provide even more military and financial assistance to Ukraine. According to the results of processing 100% of ballots in the DPR, 99.23% of those who voted for joining the Russian Federation, 98.42% in the LPR, 87.05% in the Kherson region, and 93.11% in the Zaporozhye region. Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week that Russia would support the decision made by the residents of Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. The Federation Council will consider all issues related to the entry of new regions into Russia at a meeting on October 4. As the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation stated earlier, the ceremony of signing the agreements on the accession of four new territories to Russia will be held on Friday in the Kremlin with the participation of the President. >In the DPR, they hung a billboard with Biden and the signature «Thank you grandfather for our victory» Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» The ultimate goal of the special military operation, according to the President of the Russian Federation, is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee the security of Russia itself. Russia had previously sent a note to NATO countries because of the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect. >September 27, 20:40InfographicResults of referendums in the LPR, DPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regionsInfographicView
