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Putin signs documents to annex Ukrainian regions

Vladimir Putin Russia
A view shows banners and constructions ahead of an expected event, dedicated to the results of referendums on the joining of four Ukrainian self-proclaimed regions to Russia, near the Kremlin Wall and the State Historical Museum in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia September 28, 2022. Banners read: "Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson. Together forever!" REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed documents to incorporate four Ukrainian territories into Russia in a televised ceremony in the Kremlin.

Russia declared the annexations of the regions - Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson - 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.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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