Russia To Formally Annex Four More Areas Of Ukraine

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Russia To Formally Annex Four More Areas Of Ukraine

On Friday Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, will hold a signing ceremony to annex four more areas of Ukraine after self-styled referendums condemned by Ukraine and the West as a sham.

The Russian President will make a major speech at the Kremlin.

A stage has already been set up in Moscow’s Red Square, with billboards proclaiming the four regions as part of Russia and a concert planned for the evening.

The United States has said it will impose sanctions on Russia because of the staged referendums.

European Union member states are considering an eighth round of measures, including sanctions on anyone involved in the votes.

Russian-backed officials had earlier claimed the five-day exercise secured almost total popular support.

So-called votes were held in Luhansk and Donetsk in the east, and in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson in the south.

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