MOSCOW, September 30 – Novosti. At the end of the 20th century, the West got to the riches of Russia and treated it like a colony, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
“The West managed to grab hold of the wealth of Russia, still managed to grab hold of it at the end of the 20th century, when the state was destroyed. Then we were called friends and partners, but in fact they were treated like a colony,” Putin said at the signing ceremony of agreements on joining Russia. composition of Russia’s new territories.
Referendums on the question of joining Russia were held from 23 to 27 September 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 ballots in the DPR , 99.23% of those who voted for joining the Russian Federation, in the LPR – 98.42%, in the Kherson region – 87.05%, in the Zaporozhye region – 93.11%. Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week that Russia would support the decision, which will be made by the residents of Donbass , Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
