The move, one of the legal steps Russia says will lead to formal annexation of 15 per cent of Ukraine's territory, confirms that Mr Putin is doubling down on his war against Ukraine despite suffering a major military reversal this month.
The signing ceremony will be held in one of the Kremlin's grandest halls with the pro-Russian figures Moscow considers to be leaders of the four Ukrainian regions — Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk. Russia says the referendums were genuine and show public support for the move. Mr Putin would deliver a major speech on the subject, Mr Peskov said. A big rock concert would be held on Friday on Moscow's Red Square, where a tribune with giant video screens has already been set up, with billboards proclaiming"Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson — Russia!"
Mr Putin publicly backed the annexation plans in a speech last week in which he also announced the call-up of hundreds of thousands of Russian reservists, and threatened to use nuclear weapons to defend Russian territory if necessary. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has sought to rally international support against annexation in a series of calls with foreign leaders, including those of Britain, Canada, Germany and Turkey.
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