Putin’s party proposes to hold the consultation on the annexation of occupied territories in Ukraine on November 4

The official party United Russia has proposed this Wednesday that on November 4, coinciding with the Day of Unity of Russia, the annexation referendum be held in the occupied territories of eastern Ukraine. This has been proposed by the secretary general, Andrei Turchak, who has called to take advantage of a “historic date” for the entire Russian orbit to advance on the path towards the annexation of some territories that Moscow considers “liberated.” The party of the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has put forward alleged studies that they would reveal the readiness of the citizens of Donbas to become part of the Russian Federation, an allegation similar to the one raised in 2014 to justify the consultation in the Crimean peninsula. The pro-Russian authorities in eastern Ukraine have repeatedly expressed their desire to hold a referendum, which kyiv strongly opposes. However, in recent weeks they have recognized logistical problems. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are immersed in a counteroffensive on several fronts and all regional and international eyes are on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, where a team entered last week for the first time. of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).