In Ukraine Russia Is Pushing Military And Political Campaigns
Russia stepped up its military and political campaign on Thursday to seize Ukrainian territory, marshalling Russian army reservists to fight, preparing for votes expected to annex occupied territories and launching deadly new attacks. Pro-Moscow authorities in four Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine are planning voter referendums starting Friday on whether to become part of Russia — a move that could extend the war and has followed the Kremlin’s playbook since it annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea after a similar referendum....