Moscow-held Ukraine regions to vote on annexation by RussiaA Ukrainian serviceman handles a machine gun near the southern frontline in the Mykolaiv region. (Photo: AFP)KYIV (UKRAINE): Moscow-held regions of Ukraine will vote in the coming days on annexation by Russia, separatist officials said Tuesday, as Kyiv's troops wrest back territory captured by Moscow's forces. Authorities in the southern Kherson region of Ukraine also announced on Tuesday they would hold a vote over the same dates on annexation from Russia. - 'Sham' votes -"Ukraine will solve the Russian issue. Putin, she said, wants to threaten the full use of Russia's military, including nuclear weapons, in defending Russian territory, including newly annexed regions.
