REFERANDUM SONUÇLARI: HANGI YENI BÖLGELER RUSYA FEDERASYONU'NUN BIR PARÇASI OLDU?
RESULTS OF THE REFERENDUM: WHICH NEW REGIONS BECOME PART OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION?

Summary/Abstract: As a result of the war between Russia and Ukraine at the beginning of 2022 and the referendum on the territory occupied by Russia, a number of economic, political and administrative issues have emerged. Russia considers the process of bringing Ukraine, the former USSR country, closer to EU membership and establishing a moderate relationship between them as a threat to itself. As a result of the inconclusive outcome of international negotiations, a war erupted between the two countries. Less than a year later, the President of Russia V. Putin declared that referendums would be held in the occupied territory of Ukraine. After a range of referendums, four new regions, Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye were incorporated into the Russian Federation. The official documents were signed by V. Putin on 30 September 2022. Today, the number of regions forming the Russian Federation has increased from 85 to 89. The territories annexed by Russia will later become part of the federation. In this painful process, a transition period will take place from the date of admission of the regions to the federation until 1 January 2026. Since these regions have controversial status, their names have not yet been disclosed. In this article, based on the results of the referendum, it is evaluated which new regions are – will be a part of the Russian Federation.

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