BBCNEWS BBC News July 7, 2024
reports from ukraine say armed soldiers have been going door to door in occupied parts of the country to collect votes for self—styled "referendums" on joining russia. russian state media says door—to—door voting is necessary for security reasons. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east and zaporizhzhia and kherson in the south and cover around 15% of ukraine's territory. the so—called referendums have been widely condemned. president biden described them as a sham and a false pretext to try to illega...