A few days ago, there was no question of any referendum on joining Russia in the occupied territories in Ukraine: the Kremlin was curbing these initiatives with four irons, even calming the ardor of local separatists. As for mobilization, even if this idea had been the subject of much speculation since last spring, everything led to the belief that Vladimir Putin had definitively ruled out this measure, deemed too risky in terms of domestic policy.
Today, on these two subjects, the reversal of the Kremlin is spectacular, notes Delphi, the main information site in the Baltic countries. the “war party” won, title this portal which broadcasts in Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Russian. Russia Matters “attach immediately” the secessionist republics of Donbass as well as the conquered territories in the regions of Kherson and Zaporizhia, where referendums will be held by the end of the week, continues Delphi.
How can we explain this reversal? The website Delphi refers to a thorough investigation by the Russian newspaper Medusa, whose journalists work