Russian Federation Council may consider joining occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia on October 4

IRYNA BALACHUK – TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2022, 6:12 p.m.

Valentina Matviyenko, President of the Federation Council of Russia [the upper house of the Federal Assembly, Russia’s parliament – ed.]said that the Council of the Federation could consider the question of the accession of the occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia on October 4 if the results of the fictitious referendums are “positive”.

Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency RIA Novostiquoting Matviyenko

Quote from Matviyenko: “We respect the will of the inhabitants of the ‘DPR’ and the ‘LPR’ [the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics] and Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts, and if that’s what they want from their side – to join Russia – then we will definitely support that.”

Details: At the same time, Matviyenko stressed that there is no need to hold an extraordinary meeting.

She also said the last day for mock referendums in the occupied territories would be September 27, so the results could be finalized on September 28 or “in the next few days”.

According to Matviyenko, the next regular meeting of the Federation Council will take place on October 4.

“I think we will be ready to consider them [laws on the accession of new subjects to the Russian Federation – ed.] October 4 if everything is confirmed,” she said.

Background:

• Russian propagandist media previously reported, citing sources, that Russia may announce the “accession” of occupied areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts September 30.

• It was reported that draft laws on “joining” the occupied territories into the Russian Federation may be submitted to the State Duma [the lower house of Russia’s parliament – ed.] on the evening of September 28 and examined in extraordinary session on September 29.

• Russian media noted that the Federation Council may consider an agreement and a law on the so-called joining of new subjects to the Russian Federation on September 29.

• It has also been reported that President Vladimir Putin may deliver a speech to the Federal Assembly on September 30.

• On September 27, the occupiers released the first results of polling station “referendums” in Russia: they show that 98% would have voted in favor of membership.

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