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Added on the 02/05/2022 21:05:26 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs an accord to annex the occupied regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia at a treaty signing ceremony in St George’s Hall at the Kremlin. The President signs alongside the leaders of the Moscow-held regions, and in front of Russian deputies and senators. IMAGES
A senior UN official condemns Russia for its "appalling assaults" on Ukraine which saw some 158 missiles launched, killing at least 30 people according to Kyiv. "Regrettably, today's appalling assaults were only the latest in a series of escalating attacks by the Russian Federation," says UN assistant secretary-general Mohamed Khiari. SOUNDBITE
The first snow of the winter blankets the armoured vehicle-tracked roads in east Ukraine's frontline Donetsk region as the conflict with Russia drags on. Winter snow, mud and ice are expected to force a lull in Ukraine's months-long counteroffensive to retake territory occupied by Moscow's forces. IMAGES
People gather at Red Square in central Moscow for a concert dedicated to the first anniversary of the claimed annexation of four Ukrainian regions of Ukraine. Russia claimed to annex Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in September 2022, but does not fully control any of them. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he will not meet his Russian or Chinese counterparts at this week's G20 meeting in New Delhi, accusing Moscow of not being serious about ending the war in Ukraine. "We all know the simple truth" he says, "the war could end tomorrow, it could end today if President Putin so decided." SOUNDBITE