Russia's President Vladimir Putin to formally annex four more areas of Ukraine
Russia's President Vladimir Putin yesterday held a signing ceremony to formally annex four more areas of Ukraine after referendums condemned by Ukraine as a sham. In a speech in Moscow, Putin claimed people living in the regions had made their choice. Russian-backed officials had earlier claimed the five-day exercise secured almost total popular support. The votes were held in Luhansk and Donetsk in the east, and in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson in the south. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Independent military analyst, Helmoud Heitman...
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