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Added on the 30/09/2022 16:01:18 - Copyright : AFP EN
People in Moscow react to Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to annex regions of Ukraine, following a controversial referendum. Putin warned the West that the people of four Moscow-occupied Ukrainian regions were "our citizens forever" as he prepared to formally annex them at a Kremlin ceremony.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declares martial law in the Ukraine regions Russia says it has annexed. "I have signed a decree on the introduction of martial law in these four subjects of the Russian Federation," he confirms during a televised National Security Council meeting.
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
Moscow's forces are reportedly planning to evacuate people from parts of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia region in Eastern Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Ukraine's Kherson and Lugansk regions to meet with military commanders, according to images released by the Kremlin. If true, it marks the first time Putin has visited the frontline regions, which are partly controlled by Russian troops, since Moscow annexed them along with two others last September.
Russian authorities blamed a Ukrainian drone for an explosion deep inside the country that wounded three people, including a 16-year-old girl.