Kherson Region to ask Putin to make it part of Russia — regional official. According to Kirill Stremousov, this will be one single decree based on the appeal of the leadership of the Kherson region to Russian President.
“The referendum, which was absolutely legally held in Crimea, was not recognized by the world community, which did everything not to recognize Russia as a full-blown member of the global community,” he said. “Therefore, this will be one single decree based on the appeal of the leadership of the Kherson region to Russian President Vladimir Putin. There will be a request to make the Kherson region a full-fledged constituent of the Russian Federation.”
Kherson region to prepare legal framework for joining Russia before end of year
“A Russian region’s legal framework will be prepared by the end of the year. At this point, the Kherson region operates based on decisions made by the military-civilian administration and a decision about our future existence will be made by the end of the year,” he noted.
Kremlin: Residents of Kherson Region Should Decide Whether it Will Become Part of Russia or Not, Sputnik News International Reported.
Earlier in the day, Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Kherson region’s military-civilian administration, said that the regional authorities will appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to include the region in Russia.
“Of course, residents of the Kherson region should decide after all … whether such appeal should be or should not be. And residents of the Kherson region should also determine their fate. Of course, this issue should be clearly and carefully verified and evaluated by lawyers and legal experts because, of course, such fateful decisions should have an absolutely clear legal background, legal justification, be absolutely legitimate, as in the case with Crimea,” Peskov told reporters.
At this point, the Kherson region operates based on decisions made by the military-civilian administration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 21 announced the recognition of the sovereignty of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics. On February 24, he announced a special military operation in response to a request for help by the heads of the Donbass republics. Some areas are now under Russian control, including the Kherson Region, where peaceful life is steadily coming back. The region had a proper Victory Day celebration on May 9 for the first time in the past eight years, TASS reported.