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Zelensky: Annexation of Ukraine "will not mean" what Russia hopes for

The escalation is expected to further isolate the Kremlin.

Axios

Vladimir Putin calls 'sabotage' of Nord Stream pipes 'international terrorism'

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has called the leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines "unprecedented sabotage" and "an act of international terrorism" with Russia and the West making veiled accusations

Daily Mirror

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

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Vladimir Putin signs independence decree for two Ukraine regions before annexing

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to recognise the independence of two Ukrainian regions in a step before he could formally annex them on Friday

Daily Mirror

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 219 of the invasion

Vladimir Putin formalises annexation of four occupied regions of Ukraine; at least 25 people killed as Russian missiles hit civilian convoy

The Guardian - AU

As he seizes Ukrainian lands, Putin is silent on war failings

It was billed as a historic ceremony to expand Russia's borders, but President Vladimir Putin was in no hurry to get the treaties signed.

Reuters

Zelenskiy urges minorities in Russia to resist Kremlin mobilisation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday urged minority groups across Russia to resist the Kremlin's mobilisation effort, telling them they need not die in a "shameful war".

Reuters

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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

Why it's such a big deal that Alla Pugacheva, 'the tsarina of Russian pop,' came out against the war in Ukraine

Days before Russian President Vladimir Putin announced hasty referendums in the occupied regions of Ukraine and the conscription of Russian men, Russian singer Alla Pugacheva posted a message decrying the war on Instagram, where she commands 3.5 million followers.

The Conversation

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

Putin calls 'sabotage' against Nord Stream an 'act of international terrorism' -Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the "unprecedented sabotage" against the Nord Stream gas pipelines was "an act of international terrorism," the Kremlin said in a statement.

Reuters

Putin’s annexation of parts of Ukraine is a critical moment for the world

It’s more important than ever that the west responds with prudence, unity and resolve, says Alissa de Carbonnel of the International Crisis Group

The Guardian - UK

‘I will defend the country’: while some Russians flee draft, others head to war

Men are accepting their military call-ups, with poll showing support for conflict still at 72% after mobilisation

The Guardian - UK

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Reuters

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

(This Sept 29 story has been refiled to correct date)

Reuters

More than half of Russians feel anxious or angry about mobilisation, poll indicates

More than half of Russians felt fearful or anxious after hearing that the Kremlin was drafting hundreds of thousands of soldiers to fight in Ukraine, according to a poll released by the independent Levada Centre on Thursday.

Reuters

Ukrainian presidential adviser denounces 'Kremlin freak show'

A political adviser to the Ukrainian president said on Thursday a ceremony at which Russia plans to annex Ukrainian territory on Friday "does not make legal sense" and denounced what he called a Kremlin freak show.

Daily Mirror

Top Russian manager found dead in 'suspicious suicide' amid fears of Kremlin purge

Pavel Pchelnikov, 52, was found with a gunshot would on the balcony of his Moscow home just weeks after posting seemingly happy holiday pictures on social media

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Ukraine calls emergency meeting of security chiefs, major decisions expected

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will hold an emergency top-level meeting on Friday where "fundamental decisions" will be taken in the wake of Russian plans to annex four Ukrainian regions, an official said on Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Putin set to annex Ukraine lands Friday, ignoring criticism

Russia vowed to go ahead with the annexation of the parts of Ukraine that its troops currently control after U.N.-condemned votes, putting the Kremlin on a fresh collision course with the U.S. and its allies.

WEKU

Putin plans to formally annex 4 regions from Ukraine Friday

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to formally annex four territories from Ukraine on Friday, following staged referendums that were condemned by the West.

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.

Al Jazeera

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

Why is Russia sending oil and gas workers to fight in Ukraine? It may signal more energy cutoffs ahead

Russia’s effort to conscript 300,000 reservists to counter Ukraine’s military advances in Kharkiv has drawn a lot of attention from military and political analysts. But there’s also a potential energy angle.

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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