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criipi t1_j3w81xj wrote

Hence why Putin announced the annexation of the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts in his super duper totally for real referendum.

Conscripts were never legally speaking supposed to be used outside of Russia, and by changing what is Russia, Putin got what he wants without needing to change what a "conscript" is.

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throwaway_nrTWOOO t1_j3xghpm wrote

Oh shit, I always thought the referendum was a sham! Gosh darrnit, now I don't know what to think!

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