Russia to formally annex partially occupied Ukraine territories

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The annexed territories make up about 15 per cent of Ukraine territory. Russia claimed residents of these areas voted overwhelmingly positive to join Moscow in a hastily organised referendum which has been widely condemned.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will today announce the formal annexation of four partially occupied territories of Ukraine in a signing ceremony.

The annexed territories make up about 15 per cent of Ukraine territory. Russia claimed residents of these areas voted overwhelmingly to join Moscow in aThe referendum creates a legal pretext for Russia to annex parts of Ukraine after seven months of war. Russia deployed the same technique in 2014 when it annexed Crimea.

UN Chief Antonio Gutterres speaking on the annexation said any decision to proceed with the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine would have no legal value and deserves to be condemned.

 

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