Posted on 09/22/2022 5:46:12 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
Starting last month Ukrainian lawmakers began seeking to implement severe consequences for those participating in Russia-sponsored referendums in occupied territories of Ukraine. For example, a law is being pushed through parliament which criminalizes obtaining a Russian passport in temporarily occupied territories, Ukrainian sources reported last week, according to Yahoo News.
Proposed possible punishments have included losing Ukrainian citizenship, or even lengthy jail sentences. But other officials have argued for a more compromising approach given the necessity of survival in occupied areas. But now the Ukrainian government has reiterated its willingness to impose steep penalties for even participating in any Kremlin-sponsored vote to join the Russian Federation.
Russian President Putin’s Wednesday morning address announcing partial mobilization also affirmed plans to move forward with referendums in the LPR, DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions.
Ukraine has responded by warning its citizens that any official who promotes or organizes the voting faces a “prison term of five to ten years” – as well as possible asset seizure by the state, and being barred from employment in select positions for up to 15 years.
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Especially if they are Russian speaking Ukrainians....../s
Goes right along with the reports from Tucker Carlson concerning Zelensky locking up political opponents, painting all opposition political parties and media with a broad brush that they’re all pro-Putin if they disagree with him as justification to shut them down, and so on.
Seems kind of dumb. Almost as if Zelensky is afraid that the referendums will legitimately result in votes for independence.
We’re not too far away from this type of behavior here in the U.S. either.
Gee, they sound an awful lot like the National Socialist workers party of years past, no wonder the confederates love him so much.
Good idea. USA should adopt the same penalties for mules and multiple voters.
Media Support ‘Self-Determination’ for US Allies, Not Enemies
https://fair.org/home/media-support-self-determination-for-us-allies-not-enemies/
Media, neocons/neoliberals: Kosovars good.
Also them: those in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia, not so good.
Let’s not forget the Ukrainian hit list with American citizens on it - paid for by US State Dept funds.
But but... protect democracy!!
LOL. Now there’s democracy in action.
Real smart Zelensky, this is a good way to guarantee none of those people will ever help Ukraine win back these areas.
He says he isn’t a tyrant but he sure acts like one. Maybe he would be better off at times to keep his mouth shut.
Boots shooting them like they do on occasion
Paging the Stacey Abrams voter suppression team! You’re needed in Donbas!
I hope Tucker Carlson’s segment on Ukraine tonight gets posted at some time.
“once the regions that hold the referendums are part of Russia. Once that happens, they will be defended as Russian territory and will never go back to being part of Ukraine.”
Until the first Ukrainian with a knife shows up and the Russian conscripts drop their weapons and run away as fast as possible.
How long exactly did it take for Ukraine to liberate Izyum?
Since the Neocons tell us that virtually all Ukrainians now hate the Russians because of the invasion, why not let them vote and demand that the UN supervise, to verify it is a clean election?
The OUTRIGHT REJECTION of the Russians in a clean election will end the world-wide support (or at least non-opposition) that Russia is getting from virtually all countries, other than in the West.
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