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Russia ramped up warnings that it could deploy nuclear weapons to defend its territory, including newly acquired lands, and continued mobilizing more than a quarter-million more troops.
The ballots asked residents whether they wanted the areas to be incorporated into Russia.
The ballots asked residents whether they wanted the areas to be incorporated into Russia.
Kremlin-orchestrated referendums that are expected to serve as a pretext for Moscow to annex Russian-held regions of Ukraine concluded Tuesday as the preordained outcome of the votes heightened tension between Russia and the West.
The preordained outcome of the stage-managed referendums sets the stage for a dangerous new phase in Russia’s 7-month war, with the Kremlin threatening to throw more troops into the battle and potentially use nuclear weapons.