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Go to the media bankSEVASTOPOL, Oct 5 The West, speaking about the non-recognition of the referendum results in Donbass, in Zaporizhia and Kherson regions, I forgot what real democracy is, said Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. «, — said Patrushev, speaking in Sevastopol at a meeting on security in the Crimea.October 3, 23:45Acting Russia's permanent representative informed the EU representatives of the position on referenda «For example, in the United States, millions of able-bodied people are deprived of the right to take part in elections under various pretexts. The rules for collecting and counting votes are adjusted depending on the political situation. What kind of democracy is this? This is pure fiction,» — he added. «Thanks to the decisive actions of Russia, the inhabitants of the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, for the first time in many years, were able to freely exercise their rights and determine the fate that the vast majority associated with Russia,» Patrushev said, speaking in Sevastopol at the security conference in Crimea. «According to the results of the referendums, which were held in full accordance with the norms of international law, these territories became Russian regions, and their population became full citizens of the Russian Federation. Now we are together, which means we have become stronger,» the Secretary emphasized Security Council. Referenda on entry were part of Russia from September 23 to 27 in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. According to the results of processing 100% of the 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. Representatives of a number of Western countries, including the EU, have declared that they do not recognize the results of the referendums. At the same time, international observers followed the referendum, including those from EU countries, who confirmed the free will of citizens. With the accession of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, the population of Russia grew from 145 million to approximately 153-158 million people, depending on the relevance of statistical data.Yesterday, 11:10 Referendums are in line with the principles of the UN Charter, Lavrov said. The territory of the country, taking into account the official borders of the new regions, has increased by 108.8 thousand square kilometers — this is like three Belgium, two Croatia or one Bulgaria. According to the State Statistics Service of the DPR, in the republic at the beginning 2.2 million permanent residents this year. The territories liberated after the start of the special military operation are not included here. The population of the Luhansk People's Republic, according to estimates by the local State Statistics Committee for May, was just over a million people. The data are given only for the territory that was under the control of the republic before the start of the operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The population of the Donetsk region of Ukraine was estimated by the State Statistics Service at the beginning of this year at 4 million inhabitants, Lugansk — at 2 million, however, it is not clear from the corresponding report whether it is only about areas under the control of Kyiv, or not. In the Kherson region at that time lived a little less than 1 million people, in Zaporozhye — 1.6 million. Similar numbers are published by local administrations. Thus, depending on the relevance of statistics, the population of Russia has increased by 8.6-11.8 million people, excluding refugees and internally displaced persons.09:49Special military operation in UkraineThe West wants to transfer military operations from Ukraine to Russia, Patrushev believes