1. Stage rigged referendum.
2. Lie to the world that it was the firm will of the people.
3.Keep publicly lying about it, to try to make others believe it was truly so. https://t.co/lJB4JDQt2d
💬 President #Putin: During the referendum, residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions firmly and conclusively expressed their will.
🇷🇺They want to be with Russia. https://t.co/miaciLokFv