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Vladimir Putin illegally seizes four Ukrainian regions he vows to defend 'by any means'

Vladimir Putin's annexed Russian-occupied areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in a move which has been widely condemned in the West with UN chief Antonio Guterres calling it a 'dangerous escalation'

Daily Mirror

Kremlin says any attack on annexed territory will be an attack on Russia

The Kremlin said on Friday that attacks against any part of the swathe of Ukraine that President Vladimir Putin was about to annex would be considered aggression against Russia itself, adding that Russia would fight to take the whole of the eastern Donbas region.

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Kremlin: Any Attack on Annexed Territory Will be an Attack on Russia

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Factbox-The four regions that Russia is poised to annex from Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin will proclaim the annexation of four Ukrainian regions at a Kremlin ceremony on Friday, a major escalation in the seven-month war. Ukraine and the West have denounced the moves - as they did with Moscow's 2014 seizure of Crimea - as illegal seizures after what they…

Reuters

UK's PM: Putin Cannot Alter International Borders Using 'Brute Force'

Britain will never accept the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia as "anything other than Ukrainian territory" Prime Minister Liz Truss said, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin was violating international law. "Putin cannot be allowed to alter international borders using brute force.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Joe Biden says US will ‘never, never’ recognise Ukraine regions as part of Russia

Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson are set to be announced as Russian territory

Evening Standard

Russia vetoes UN Security Council resolution on Ukraine annexations

Russia on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Moscow's annexation of four Ukrainian territories. China, India and Brazil abstained from the vote, which came hours after President Vladimir Putin signed a decree incorporating four Ukrainian regions – Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk – into Russia. Read about the…

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UN Security Council to Vote Friday on Resolution Condemning Russia Annexation Referendums

The United Nations Security Council will vote Friday on a resolution condemning the referendums on annexing several Russia-occupied regions of Ukraine, the council's current president, France, said Thursday. The resolution -- drafted by the United States and Albania -- has no chance of passing thanks to Moscow's veto power, though…

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin annexes Ukrainian regions; Kyiv applies for Nato membership – as it happened

Volodymyr Zelenskiy makes the announcement hours after Russia declares annexation of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk

The Guardian - AU

Putin signs ‘independence’ decrees for Zaporizhia, Kherson

Putin to host formal ceremony in Moscow after declaring Ukrainian lands ‘independent’ in major escalation of war.

Al Jazeera

Defiant Putin proclaims Ukrainian annexation as military setback looms

A defiant Vladimir Putin proclaimed Russia's annexation of a swathe of Ukraine in a pomp-filled Kremlin ceremony, promising Moscow would triumph in its "special military operation" even as he faced a potentially serious new military reversal.

Reuters

Putin set to annex more Ukrainian land as UN warns of ‘dangerous escalation’

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 dismissed as a ‘sham’ by the West

Evening Standard

Russian President Vladimir Putin paves way for annexation by recognising Kherson, Zaporizhzhia as independent territories

Moscow is poised to annex parts of Ukraine, in what Kyiv and the West have denounced as illegal, sham referendums. Here's what could happen next.

ABC News

Why is Russia about to annex Ukrainian territories?

Incorporating four occupied regions into Russia shows the Kremlin has no intention of backing down in Ukraine.

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Ukraine advance on Russian outpost challenges Putin’s grip on Donbas

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Bangkok Post

Kremlin to annex four Ukraine regions Friday

MOSCOW: Russia will formally annex four regions of Ukraine its troops occupy at a grand ceremony in Moscow on Friday, the Kremlin has announced, after it suggested using nuclear weapons to defend the territories.

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Russia to formally annex four occupied Ukrainian regions

Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia set to be incorporated into Russia at a ceremony in Moscow on Friday.

The Conversation

Russia plans to annex parts of Eastern Ukraine – an Eastern European expert explains 3 key things to know about the regions at stake

Russia is set to formally annex four occupied territories in eastern Ukraine, claiming the region as its own more than six months after it first invaded its neighboring country.

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Al Jazeera

Russia’s annexation gamble: Why is Putin raising the stakes?

Russian political insiders say move to formally seize Ukrainian territory underscores Moscow’s refusal to back down.

The Guardian - AU

UN chief warns Putin that annexing Ukraine territory is a ‘dangerous escalation’ with ‘no legal value’ – as it happened

António Guterres warns Putin against annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia before expected announcement on Friday

The Independent UK

Pro-Moscow separatists urge Putin to announce annexation of Ukraine regions

Putin will continue invasion ‘at least’ until Donetsk is captured, Kremlin says

Reuters

Kremlin says military campaign in Ukraine to continue at least until capture of all of Donetsk region

The Kremlin said on Wednesday its "special military operation" in Ukraine must continue at least until the capture of all of east Ukraine's Donetsk region.

The Independent UK

Occupied Ukrainian regions to ask Putin to annex them

Russian-installed officials in occupied regions of Ukraine say they will ask President Vladimir Putin to incorporate them into Russia, claiming their residents overwhelmingly supported such a move in Kremlin-orchestrated votes widely viewed as illegitimate

Al Jazeera

Russian proxies in Ukraine claim victory in annexation votes

UN says it remains ‘fully committed’ to Ukraine’s territorial integrity ‘within its internationally recognised borders’.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin 'to appoint rocket man’ as tsar of territories annexed from Ukraine

Vladimir Putin's so-called "rocket man", Dmitry Rogozin, may be appointed as the head of Russia's newly occupied territories including Donetsk and Luhansk, despite the West slamming the referendum polls as an "illegal sham"

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