The US State Department said that the results of the referendum in Ukraine were fabricated in Russia.

Earlier in the day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed: “We will not accept the results of fake referendums and will continue to strongly support Ukraine,” noting that “Russian mobilization was an act of desperation and a reaction to the failure of Russian troops. in eastern Ukraine,” stressing that “His country is doing everything in its power to prevent a direct clash between NATO and Russia.

As regards the official representative of the EU for external relations, Josep Borrell, he pointed out that “the European Union condemns the holding of illegal Russian referendums and their falsification of results, and the results of Russian referendums are another violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty in addition to its systematic violations. human rights”.

For his part, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, commenting on the referendum on joining Russia in the republics of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, indicated that “in response to the ongoing escalation, we intend to introduce new sanctions against individuals and entities involved in this latest attempt undermine the principles of the sovereignty of the United States.” State”.

Yesterday, the Electoral Commission of the Donetsk People’s Republic reported that the count of all votes cast in the referendum on joining Russia showed that 99.23 percent of those who voted were in favor of joining.