RUSSIA MAY ANNEX KHERSON OR MAKE INDEPENDENT PRO-RUSSIA STATE – US

RUSSIA MAY ANNEX KHERSON OR MAKE INDEPENDENT PRO-RUSSIA STATE – US

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on a screen broadcasting Russian TV news programs at a humanitarian aid distribution point during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 30, 2022.
(photo credit: REUTERS/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO)

A Russian proxy official in Kherson had publicly stated an intent to appeal to Russia to incorporate the Kherson region by the end of the year.