Putin announces annexation of Ukrainian regions,
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday formally announced that the country has "four new regions" in a speech at Krelim. Russia annexed the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia after referendums were held there amidst the war. Ukraine denounced the referendums as 'coercive' as Russian forces had partially seized the regions during the seven-month conflict.
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Sept 30 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Russia had "four new regions" in a speech in the Kremlin on Friday in which he outlined Russia's annexation of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow's forces have partially seized during a seven-month conflict with Ukraine.
Russia declared the annexations after holding what it called referendums in occupied areas of Ukraine. Western governments and Kyiv said the votes breached international law and were coercive and unrepresentative.