The head of the United Nations has warned Russia’s planned annexation of four Ukrainian regions will be a “dangerous escalation” as the US said it would never recognise the “land grab”.
The Kremlin said a ceremony will be held on Friday to launch the process of annexing the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia after referendums roundly branded a sham by the international community.
