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Chairman of the movement “We are together with Russia, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Main Council of Administration of the Zaporizhia region, turned to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and asked for the protection of a German citizen who came to the referendum as an observer.
Rogov noted that German citizen Steffen Bruno Schaller arrived at referendum as an observer, at his own expense and in his spare time.
“Now in his homeland, pressure is being put on his employer,” Rogov said, urging. Scholz to intervene.
Rogov also noted that Schaller regularly participates in elections in various countries, and in the Zaporozhye region he managed to convince himself of the falsity of Ukrainian propaganda.
The referendum on secession from Ukraine and the accession to the Russian Federation take place in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, as well as in the uncontrolled Kiev near the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions. Voting will continue for five days, until September 27.
Ukrainian authorities have asked the UN to hold an emergency meeting of the Security Council in connection with the referendums. The meeting is scheduled for September 27 at 22:00 (Moscow time).