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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.

Al Jazeera · Sep 29, 2022

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 Guardian - AU · Sep 29, 2022

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

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

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

The Four Kremlin-held Ukraine Regions Voting on Annexation

Four regions of Ukraine that are mostly controlled by Russian forces are voting in polls that close Tuesday on whether or not to ask Russia to annex them. Kyiv and its allies have criticized the ballots as a "sham" and vowed not to recognize the results.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 27, 2022

Ukraine war – live: Leaks on Russian gas pipeline clearly deliberate, says Denmark

Europe continues investigation after seismic events recorded in Baltic Sea

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Sweden launches sabotage investigation after explosions reported near Nord Stream pipelines – as it happened

Swedish seismologists says blasts detected near gas pipelines, which are leaking into Baltic sea

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022

Ukraine war – live: Ukrainians helping stage Russia referendums ‘to face treason charges’

Nearly four million people in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia are being asked to participate in polling dismissed by Ukraine as ‘sham’

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Watch: Zelensky says pseudo-referendums will be condemned

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday released his evening video address in which he said the world would condemn the 'pseudo-referendums' being carried out in the occupied territories of Ukraine. The Kremlin-orchestrated referendums in the Luhansk, Kherson and partly Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions were widely seen as a prelude to…

Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: at least 730 protesters detained in Russia; Europe urged to accept Russians fleeing draft – as it happened

Arrests made in 32 cities at rallies against mobilisation; border crossings from Russia to Finland have doubled and 10km queue reported at frontier with Georgia

The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2022

Moscow's proxies hold annexation polls in Russian-occupied Ukraine

Voting on whether Russia should annex Kremlin-controlled regions of Ukraine opened Friday as the West denounced the referendum that has dramatically raised the stakes of Moscow's seven-month invasion.

France 24 · Sep 23, 2022