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

The process has drawn widespread international condemnation. George's Hall for a signing ceremony to incorporate the Ukrainian lands Friday 3 p.m. Speaking to reporters Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin has summoned Russian lawmakers to the Kremlin's ornate St.

Vladimir Putin will annex four regions in south-eastern Ukraine — none of which Russia fully controls — on Friday, in a substantial escalation of the ...

Lipavsky described the pro-Russia referendums as “theater play” and insisted the regions remain “Ukrainian territory.” Armed Russian troops at went door-to-door ...

In response, tens of thousands of Russian men have left the country. “The better off and well educated are over-represented amongst those attempting to leave Russia,” the British said. “This is the opposite of free and fair elections,” Baerbock said. Ukraine’s supporters in the West have described the stage-managed referendums on living under Russian rule as a bald-faced land grab based on lies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called an emergency meeting of the National Security and Defense Council for Friday, apparently in response to the Russian move. Peskov said the pro-Moscow administrators of those regions would sign treaties to join Russia during the ceremony at the Kremlin’s St.

The Ukrainian government and the West have denounced the move as illegal and rigged. Vladimir Putin sits at a desk. (Gavriil Grigorov ...

That partial mobilization is deeply unpopular in some areas, however, triggering protests, scattered violence, and Russians fleeing the country by the tens of thousands. “The better off and well educated are over-represented amongst those attempting to leave Russia,” the British said. The report said Ukrainian forces may soon encircle Lyman entirely, in what would be a major blow to Moscow’s war effort. “This is the opposite of free and fair elections,” Baerbock said. “And this is the opposite of peace. The Kremlin has been unmoved by the criticism.

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The event echoes Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, which also followed a discredited referendum and was heralded by a Kremlin signing followed by a ...

And this is the opposite of peace, it is a dictated peace," she said. Some 2,400 protesters have been arrested in dozens of cities and there has been an exodus of Russian men streaming across the border. "This is the opposite of free and fair elections. And our reaction to recognition of the results by Russia will be very harsh." "The territorial integrity of Ukraine will be restored. That initial annexation has never been recognised by the vast majority of the international community, and nor will this.

Russia is expected to annex four occupied regions of Ukraine at a lavish Kremlin ceremony on Friday that follows a threat by President Vladimir Putin to use ...

was a tragedy, and he has recently suggested Moscow should again extend its influence over the former Soviet region. It comes after foreign leaders critical of Russia voiced their opposition to the plan, with U.S. The four territories — Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the south and Donetsk and Lugansk in the east — create a crucial land corridor between Russia and the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Moscow in 2014. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the annexation plans as "a dangerous escalation" that "has no place in the modern world." Putin has blamed the war in Ukraine on the West and said simmering conflicts in the former Soviet Union were the result of its collapse. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the annexations would be formalized at the ceremony and Putin would deliver a "major" speech.

Russia planned to annex more of Ukraine on Friday in an escalation of the seven-month war that was expected to isolate the Kremlin further, draw it more ...

NASA on Thursday released pictures of the dramatic event taken by the Hubble and Webb space telescopes. Lederer reported from the United Nations. Andrew Katell contributed from New York. He said Russian men mistakenly called up should be sent home and that only reservists with proper training and specialties should be summoned to serve. Russian men have formed miles-long lines trying to leave the country, and Moscow set up draft offices at its borders to intercept some of those fleeing. No citizen is free,” he said. They say some people were forced to vote at gunpoint in an election without independent observers on territory from which thousands of residents have fled or been forcibly deported. Adding to the Kremlin's woes are Ukraine's success in recapturing some of the very land Russia is annexing and problems with the mobilization that President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Thursday. Ukraine has repeated its vows to recapture the four regions, as well as Crimea. The U.S. He called on the ethnic minorities to resist mobilization. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday that four regions of Ukraine - Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia - would be folded into Russia during a Kremlin ceremony attended by President Vladimir Putin, who is expected to give a major speech.

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to annex Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine says a missile strike on a convoy killed at least 23 ...

[Russia-Ukraine war](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ukraine-russia/?itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_15). [Putin declared a military mobilization](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/21/putin-speech-annexation-ukraine-russia/?itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_3) on Sept. Follow our [live updates here](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/30/russia-ukraine-war-putin-annexation-live-updates/?itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_2). 21 to call up as many as [300,000 reservists](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/21/russia-partial-mobilization-putin-war-ukraine/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2&itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_4) in a dramatic bid to reverse setbacks in his war on Ukraine. [Subscribe to our channel](https://t.me/washingtonpost?itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_16) for updates and exclusive video. [annex four occupied regions of Ukraine](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/29/kremlin-says-putin-will-sign-treaties-annex-ukrainian-territory/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2&itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_1), following staged referendums that were widely denounced as illegal. [suspected Russian missiles struck](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/30/zaporizhzhia-convoy-rocket-russia-ukraine/?itid=lk_inline_manual_5) a civilian convoy killed at least 25 people early Friday, Ukrainian officials said. [support the Ukrainian people](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/27/how-to-help-ukraine/?itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_13) as well as [what people around the world have been donating](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/03/donate-ukraine-money-crypto/?itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_14). [here’s some of their most powerful work](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/03/scenes-ruin-resilience-100-days-war-ukraine/?itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_12). The announcement led to [an exodus](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/27/russia-mobilization-satellite-images-traffic-border-georgia/?itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_5) of [more than 180,000 people](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/28/russia-turkey-partial-mobilization-ukraine/?itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_6), mostly [men who were subject to service](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/28/russia-turkey-partial-mobilization-ukraine/?itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_7), and [renewed protests and other acts of defiance against the war.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/22/mobilization-putin-anger-russia-war/?itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_8) In a grand ceremony in the Kremlin on Friday, he said in a speech that Russia would formally incorporated Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia — and that people living there would “be our citizens forever.” [raised tensions](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/29/nord-stream-gas-leak-methane-russia/?itid=lk_inline_manual_4) in northern Europe.

The head of Russia's lower chamber of parliament said on Friday that President Vladimir Putin had notified the house about plans to admit four regions of ...

Putin was due to preside over a signing ceremony with the Russian-installed heads of the four regions in the Kremlin later on Friday. State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, a key Putin ally, said on the Duma's official Telegram channel that Putin had informed the parliament of official requests by the regions. Sept 30 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's lower chamber of parliament said on Friday that President Vladimir Putin had notified the house about plans to admit four regions of Ukraine into Russia - a technical step towards Russia's annexation of the territories.

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.

I don’t understand it and so I don’t approve of this," she said. "I am afraid of this situation. "Do we really want to see perversions that lead to degradation and extinction be imposed on children in our schools from the earliest years, for it to be drilled into them that there are supposedly some genders besides women and men, and offered the chance to undergo sex change operations?" He hailed Russia's historic military might, railed against Western colonialism and ranged across a series of events from the 19th-century Opium Wars to the U.S. Russia controls only parts of the four Ukrainian regions it is annexing. Even traditional Russian allies such as Serbia and Kazakhstan have declined to recognise them.

Vladimir Putin on Friday declared that four provinces of Ukraine will become Russian territory based on referendums that took place this week, a move that ...

“The vote will destroy whatever chances — slim at best to begin with — exist for a political settlement between Russia and Ukraine based on mutual compromises,” added Rajan Menon, director of grand strategy at Defense Priorities, which advocates for restraint in foreign policy. He largely used the rest of his speech to air conspiracies and accusations against the West, which he claimed is waging a “hybrid-war” against Russia. “The parallels are eerie and, after decades of over-using the Hitler analogies, we finally have a case where they are apt,” said Daniel Fried, a former ambassador to Poland who is now a researcher at the Atlantic Council, a Washington think tank. “The international community must unequivocally denounce this illegal land grab, and reaffirm our commitment to helping Ukraine defend itself,” said Idaho Sen. “Because this is the will of millions of people.” The truth is Russia is losing in Ukraine and their incompetent Generals are sending thousands to their deaths to please President Putin’s imperialist fantasy.” “We will rally the international community to both denounce these moves and to hold Russia accountable,” Biden said. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in addition to the “swift and severe costs” the U.S. “The choice of the people in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson, we will not discuss. Biden described Russia’s claims of annexation as “phony” and having “no legitimacy.” He also announced new sanctions that the U.S. Russia wields a veto in the U.N. “The United States condemns Russia’s fraudulent attempt today to annex sovereign Ukrainian territory,” Biden said in a statement.

Although the votes have been widely denounced as shams, they are a signal that Putin is not backing down from his war.

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Putin has gone to war he will either win or lose. Once Russia illegally annexes four territories of Ukraine, there will no longer be possible for the Kremlin to ...

Furthermore, Russia has repeatedly waved the threat of using nuclear force to have the upper hand in its war in Ukraine. What adds to the Russian nuclear threats is what a Moldovan news outlet has reported, saying Russian troops in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria began drills whose scenario involves tackling radioactive contamination. The suspected sabotage of Nord Stream and nuclear threats might––according to the Kremlin––scare off Ukraine and Western nations. Tens of thousands of Russians continue to try to flee the country, fearful of being caught up in the military mobilization. A turning point came last week when Putin announced a “partial” military mobilization of Russian reservists for his war with Ukraine and planned “sham” referenda to include four Ukrainian regions in Russia. This might mark a turning point in the war––following the invasion and Putin’s announced troop mobilization.

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved to formally annex four Ukrainian territories, signing what he calls "accession treaties" that world ...

was the world's aggressor, leaving a history of destruction and oppression in its wake. The sanctions target government officials and leaders, as well as their family members, and officials of the Russian and Belarusian military. "The West decides who has a right to self-determination ... As part of the action, the U.S. "I want the authorities in Kyiv and their real overlords in the West to hear me: The residents of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson are becoming our citizens," Putin said. Ukraine blamed the attack on Russia. As he delivered his address, Zelenskyy stood in front of his office in his signature green t-shirt alongside his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, and parliament chair Ruslan Stefanchuk. "Not only Ukraine's enemy, but also an enemy of life itself, humanity, law and truth." "The people made their choice," said Putin in a signing ceremony at the Kremlin's St. "The United States condemns Russia's fraudulent attempt today to annex sovereign Ukrainian territory. It's Putin's latest attempt to redraw the map of Europe at Ukraine's expense. "And that choice won't be betrayed" by Russia, he said.

Russia declares the unlawful annexations after holding what it called referendums in occupied areas of Ukraine. Western governments and Kyiv say the votes ...

will continue to support Ukraine’s efforts to regain control of its territory by “strengthening its hand militarily and diplomatically.” That includes through an additional USD$1.1 billion in additional security assistance, the U.S. Putin is attempting to annex Ukrainian territory “in a cynical, desperate attempt to validate his senseless war of choice.” As such, we reiterate our unwavering commitment to Ukraine and its people,” she said. Putin called on Kyiv to “cease fire immediately” and return to the negotiating table, but suggested that no concessions would be made in the occupied areas. Ukrainian President Volodoymr Zelensky said Ukraine is “ready for a dialogue with Russia, but already with another president of Russia.” Putin spoke, pro-Russian officials acknowledged that Russian troops were on the verge of encirclement in Lyman, their main garrison in the north of Donetsk province. The U.S., with its allies and partners, also announced new sanctions, Mr. He said the choice of the people there have been made. Zelensky said Russia “wants to rewrite history and redraw borders with murders, torture, blackmail and lies. Putin’s claim to more than 15 per cent of Ukraine’s territory is the largest annexation in Europe since World War Two. It is a dangerous moment in Russia’s war on Ukraine. It has been strongly rejected by Western countries and even many of Russia’s close allies.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on June 30, 2022. As the world watches Vladimir Putin ...

He was under secretary of Defense (comptroller) and chief financial officer for the Department of Defense from 2001 to 2004 and a deputy under secretary of Defense from 1985 to 1987. [Center for Strategic and International Studies](https://www.csis.org/) and vice chairman of the board for the [Foreign Policy Research Institute](https://www.fpri.org/). If Bibi Netanyahu wishes to consort with fascists in his government, that is his prerogative. Moreover, Ben-Gvir is expected to hold a senior position in a Netanyahu government. It is difficult to determine which of these two men is the more politically extreme. Smotrich and Ben-Gvir are both devotees of the late Meir Kahane, leader of the racist Kach Party that was banned from competing in Israel’s parliamentary elections. Thus, when the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which long had less-than-clandestine ties with Israel, proposed formalizing relations if Netanyahu would drop his annexation plan, the Israeli leader promptly did so — and the 2020 [Abraham Accords](https://www.state.gov/the-abraham-accords/) were the result. Indeed, two key leaders of those partners — Bezalel Smotrich, leader of the Religious Zionists, and Itamar Ben-Gvir, who leads the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party — will press him to move ahead quickly with annexation. [polls](https://www.jpost.com/50-most-influential-jews/article-717713) prove correct, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu once again will form an Israeli government in the aftermath of that country’s Nov. Over the course of much of the following year and a half, Netanyahu encountered resistance not only from European leaders — which he expected — but also from a key leader of one of his coalition partners, the Blue and White Party. The party’s leader, retired general Benny Gantz, not only was vice prime minister but also was scheduled to replace Netanyahu under a rotation deal to which the two men had agreed when they formed a government in April 2020. And that government may well press to annex parts of the West Bank.

Vladimir Putin celebrates with the Moscow-appointed heads of four partially-occupied Ukrainian regions. 01:12.

The situation in Lyman is a bad backdrop for a celebration.” “The way that Putin speaks about Ukraine, it is clear that for him this is an existential problem. Pro-Russia officials in the occupied Donetsk region said the first newly mobilised soldiers arrived in eastern Ukraine on Friday. “Russia is demonstrating that it is ready to use any means at its disposal to achieve its strategic goals. This is the will of millions of people,” Putin said, adding that the citizens of the four occupied regions would be part of Russia “forever”. Oleg Tsaryov, a Ukrainian-born pro-Russia politician, wrote on social media: “The situation is very difficult in Lyman. Putin’s annexations are widely seen as a response to growing difficulties on the battlefield. Taken together, Russia is annexing at least 40,000 square miles of eastern and southern Ukraine, about 15% of Ukraine’s total area, equal to the size of Portugal or Serbia. “All territories illegally occupied by Russian invaders are Ukrainian land and will always be part of this sovereign nation,” she added. The United States will always honour Ukraine’s internationally recognised borders.” Russia!” with the applauding audience. Ukraine has indicated it will fight to reclaim all its lands, while western allies have previously said they would never recognise Russia’s claims on Ukraine’s territory.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties Friday for an illegal annexation of occupied Ukrainian territory in a sharp escalation of his seven-month ...

While many businesses encourage staff to don orange shirts -- a tradition started by residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad in 2013 -- or to sell wares in the bright hue on Sept. and Japanese warships launched their first trilateral anti-submarine drills in five years on Friday, after North Korea renewed missile tests this week in an apparent response to bilateral training by South Korean and U.S. The Russian-backed separatist leader of Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, said the city is "half-encircled" by Ukrainian forces. Russian strikes were also reported in the city of Dnipro. The salvos together amounted to Moscow's heaviest barrage in weeks. Retaking it could open the path for Ukraine to push deep into Luhansk, one of the regions Russia is absorbing. The illegal annexation was an attempt by Putin to avoid more defeats on the battlefields that could threaten his 22-year rule. The separatist Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine have been backed by Moscow since declaring independence in 2014, weeks after the annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula. Putin, however, cut an angry figure as he accused the United States and its allies of seeking to destroy Russia. The supply of Western weapons to Ukraine has, however, put it closer to the alliance's orbit. Its 27 member states said they will never recognize the illegal referendums that Russia organized "as a pretext for this further violation of Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity." Zelenskyy then held a signing ceremony of his own in Kyiv, releasing video of him putting pen to papers that he said were a formal NATO membership request.

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties Friday to illegally annex more occupied Ukrainian territory in a sharp escalation of his ...

Russian strikes were also reported in the city of Dnipro. Ukraine also still has a large foothold in the neighboring Donetsk region. In that sense, the Kremlin cannot offer anything сomforting to the Russians.” Retaking it could open the path for Ukraine to push deep into Luhansk, one of the annexed regions. Its hold of the Luhansk region appears increasingly shaky, as Ukrainian forces make inroads there, with the pincer assault on Lyman. Thousands gathered in Red Square on Friday night for a concert and rally, with Putin joining the celebration. Moscow has backed the separatist Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine since declaring independence in 2014, weeks after the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. Putin cut an angry figure as he accused the United States and its allies of seeking to destroy Russia. The illegal annexation was an attempt by Putin to avoid more battlefield defeats that could threaten his 22-year rule. Russia captured the southern Kherson region and part of neighboring Zaporizhzhia soon after Putin sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. The immediate ramifications of the “accelerated” NATO application weren't clear, because approval requires members' unanimous support. In his signing ceremony in the Kremlin's ornate St.