Their annexation will soon be official. Russian President Vladimir Putin will formalize Friday, September 30 in Moscow the annexation by Russia of four Ukrainian territories: the regions of Donetsk and Lugansk (east) and Kherson and Zaporijjia (south). “A ceremony of signing agreements on the entry of new territories into the Russian Federation will be held tomorrow in the Kremlin”Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday. “Vladimir Putin will deliver a voluminous speech at this event”he added.
This annexation comes after referendums condemned by most of the international community. These votes, organized in the midst of the Ukrainian counter-offensive, were described as “masquerade” and of “simulacra” by kyiv and its Western backers. Even China, Moscow’s closest partner, has been critical of a violation of the territorial integrity of a sovereign state.
