For the largest and most violent annexation of territory since World War II, An economist comments on Vladimir Putin’s recent moves and tomorrow Attachment signature Four regions of Ukraine.
«We are at the point of no return. The decision to annex commits Putin to a military occupation of territories that he has not brought under his control. Still preventing him from returning territory to Ukraine, while the risk of escalation increasesDefense Editor Sashank Joshi comments.
Kremlin representative Dmitriy Peskov The Russian state agency, TASS, said that the signing ceremony of the agreements “on agreements for the inclusion of new regions in the Russian Federation” will take place on Friday in 15:00 Moscow time. Putin will hold a signing ceremony in the Kremlin, followed by a keynote speech and a meeting with the four separatist leaders.
The Kremlin spokesman added that the agreements would be signed “with the Arab lands that held referendums and submitted similar requests to the Russian side.”
By signing the decree, Putin is seeking to make about 15 percent of Ukraine, home to 4 million people, a de facto part of Russia.
In Moscow the leaders of the four separatist regions
Already, the officials appointed by Moscow in its regions DonetskAnd the In eastern Ukraine, Zaporizhia and Kherson, in southern Ukraine, reached Moscow last night. In fact, they directed to put it in “Official” requests in this direction.
«I’m in Moscow” Russia-appointed head of the Luhansk region, Leonid Bashnik, announced at the same time today to the Russian news agency TASS.
The process of annexing the four Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine has accelerated in recent days after the accelerating organization polls that marked “scam” From Kyiv and the West.
Festive events in Moscow
According to Russian news agencies, Parliament of Russia He is expected to vote in the coming days on a text that would formalize the annexation. President Putin is also expected to address members of the State Duma (the lower house) and the Federation Council (the upper house).
indication of intent Kremlin To mark the occasion, festivities are also set to take place tomorrow Friday in Moscow, where municipal authorities in the Russian capital announced the closure of streets in the city center, especially around the famous Red Square, where the theater stood.
After a referendum on the annexation of Crimea in the southern part of Ukraine, in 2014, Putin delivered a speech asking Russian parliamentarians to ratify the annexation of the territory to Russia.
The international community has never recognized Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
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