“Of course, the situation will radically change from a legal point of view, from the point of view of international law.

With all subsequent consequences for the purposes of protection and security in these territories," Peskov said.

The final day of the referendum on joining Russia to the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions began on September 27.

According to the chairman of the CEC of the LPR, Elena Kravchenko, the turnout for the referendum in the Lugansk People's Republic by the middle of the fifth day was 90.64%.