- The Ukrainian authorities and the western governments do not grant any validity to the referendums.

Vignette of the Russian embassy in Spain. / Twitter

The Russian embassy in Spain publishes a cartoon about the referendums: "Home!"

The Russian embassy in Spain has published this Wednesday a vignette in which it celebrates the annexation of the four Ukrainian territories in which pro-Russian referendums have been held.

The vignette, which has traveled around the world, draws a big bear (mama bear) as if it were Russia, and four cubs approaching her. To home! can be read in Spanish.

The European Union has denounced the illegality of holding referendums on joining Russia in the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions, areas occupied by Russian troops in Ukraine, as well as their "falsified result", pointing to the This is a new violation of international law by Moscow.

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— Rusia en España (@EmbajadaRusaES) September 28, 2022

"This is another violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, in the midst of systematic human rights abuses. We praise the courage of the Ukrainians, who continue to oppose and resist the Russian invasion," said the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell.

The results of the referendums released by the Russian Electoral Commission show overwhelming support for joining Russia in the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions, with figures ranging between 96.75 and 98.7 percent please 'yes'

The Ukrainian authorities and Western governments do not grant any validity to the referendums, while Moscow intends to use them to legitimize its occupation, as it did in 2014 with the Crimean peninsula.

The Kremlin has already made it clear that the hypothetical annexation of the four territories, occupied in the framework of the war, would be quick. While the EU has already agreed to apply a new round of sanctions against those responsible for and involved in these consultations.

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