The public didn’t vote to join Russia.
Putin held referenda in areas under military occupation.
Even right now 26% of kherson oblast, 46% of Zaporizhzhia and 45% of Donetsk are not under Russian occupation.
Those referenda have less legitimacy than PaedoBidens election
Ukrainians HATE Zelensky and the Russians living in the Eastern Ukraine are abused - there are no Zelensky fans, aside from the neo Nazi military.