AFP and TASS News reported on the 29th that Russia agreed to sign a treaty on the 30th (local time) for the incorporation of Russian territory into the four occupied territories of Ukraine.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing on the same day that the signing ceremony of the treaty to annex the new territory into Russia was scheduled to be held on the 30th. President Vladimir Putin will attend the treaty signing ceremony held at the Kremlin at 3 pm on the 30th and give a speech.
Denis Pusilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR); In between these days, they have gathered in Moscow.
Earlier, on the 27th, referendums were held in the four Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine asking whether or not they would annex the country with Russia. As a result of the vote count, the territorial incorporation bill was passed with a vote of 87-99% in favor by region. The four occupied territories accounted for 15% of the total territory of Ukraine and were similar in size to the total territory of Portugal.
After signing a treaty for the annexation of occupied territories, Russia is expected to complete the annexation process through the ratification of the House and Senate and the final signature of the president.
Ukraine and the West say they cannot accept the referendum results. The West is pushing for additional sanctions once morest Russia. The United States plans to pursue a resolution that cannot recognize annexation votes, and if Russia, a permanent member of the Security Council, exercises veto power at the Security Council meeting, it will be referred to the UN General Assembly.
Once the territorial annexation process is complete, Russia will have an excuse to regard Ukraine’s attempt to retake Ukraine’s territory as an attack on Russian territory. This raises concerns that Russia might use nuclear weapons in the name of defending its territory. President Putin previously issued a mobilization order for reserve forces on the 21st, saying, “I will definitely use all means to defend the country and the people.”