GB, maybe referendum for next Donetsk annexation
It is likely that Moscow is at an advanced stage of planning to hold a referendum in the self-proclaimed Donetsk Republic (DPR) with the aim of annexing it to Russia, writes British intelligence in its daily update on the situation in the country. However, according to the report published by the Ministry of Defense on Twitter, it is still unclear whether or not the final decision on whether to continue voting has been made. Meanwhile, the report reminds that on August 11, Russian media reprinted statements by DPR leader Denis Pushilin, according to which the date of the referendum will be announced after the “complete liberation” of the self-proclaimed republic. Earlier, last June, investigative journalists published evidence of a DPR plan that included a referendum and would have won at least 70% of the vote for a union with Russia.