Kremlin-held regions of eastern and southern Ukraine entered the second day of voting to become part of Russia on Saturday, in referendums dismissed as a “sham” by Joe Biden. US President Joe Biden warned on Friday Russia there will be “swift and severe” costs if Moscow uses them to annex more of Ukraine.
<!-- wp:html --><p>Kremlin-held regions of eastern and southern Ukraine entered the second day of voting to become part of Russia on Saturday, in referendums dismissed as a "sham" by Joe Biden. US President Joe Biden warned on Friday Russia there will be "swift and severe" costs if Moscow uses them to annex more of Ukraine.</p><!-- /wp:html -->