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Moscow warns such a move risks a direct military clash.

Russia and US have enough firepower to destroy the world many times over.

The Russian invasion has left vital heating for homes damaged.

Moscow has a long-running dispute with tech giants.

Hundreds of thousands have fled to countries such as Kazakhstan, Georgia and Finland.

IMF staff believe Ukraine can meet debt sustainability requirements.

Kyiv has kept mum on battlefield gains in the area for now.

Lyman had fallen to Russian forces in May.

They say Soviet Union similarly held sham elections before incorporation.

Critics have called the referendums for it shams.

Putin poised to proclaim annexation.

Hungary, however, is opposed to it. 

Vote is seen as gauge of Russia's support after Ukraine invasion.

New territories will be considered part of Russia, under nuclear protection.

It also criticised Moscow’s ‘sham’ referendums in parts of Ukraine. 

Attacks cause major leaks into the Baltic Sea from two Russian gas pipelines.

US plans a UN resolution condemning the referendums as shams.

Indonesia must rise up to stop this war.

Russia is organising referendums in seized territories that critics called a sham.

Many got tortured and raped in the war, it says. 

The referendums have been widely condemned by the West as illegitimate. 

This comes after Russia made nuclear threats, among others. 

One-way tickets out of Russia skyrocket in price, sold out quickly.

'Russia has lots of weapons to reply,' warns Putin.