Interviews and speeches with the heads of the four occupied territories… Sending invitations to Congress
After ratification by Congress, the final signature of the president is expected… Possibility of final completion on the 4th of next month
The Kremlin announced on the 29th that Russia has decided to sign a treaty for the annexation of the territory with the four occupied territories in Ukraine, which have decided to incorporate Russia through a referendum, on the 30th of this month (local time).
According to Archyde.com and TASS news agency, 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 will be held on the 30th.”
President Vladimir Putin will attend the treaty signing ceremony scheduled to be held at the Kremlin at 3 pm on the 30th.
Putin will make a speech here, but it will be significant in a form other than a parliamentary speech, Peskov said.
“The parliamentary speech and this remark are in different formats and must be distinguished,” he said.
As for the signing of the treaty before the parliamentary review, he replied, “In any case,[the treaty]must be signed first.”
Putin also agreed to meet with the heads of governments in the four occupied territories at the Kremlin.
Denis Pusilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) who declared independence from Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine; Yevgeny Balitzki, head of the pro-Russian administration in the southern Zaporiza state, and Vladimir Saldo, the head of the pro-Russian administration in the southern Kherson region, have all gathered in Moscow between the night before and this day.
“Of course, there will be a meeting between them and Putin before the signing ceremony,” Peskov said.
Invitations to the signing ceremony were also officially distributed to the Russian Parliament.
On the 27th, a five-day referendum on the incorporation of territories into Russia was completed in four Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine.
Ukraine and the West have defined this as a ‘fake vote’ and are pushing for additional sanctions once morest Russia, but Russia is in the process of incorporating these regions into territories according to its own laws.
After the treaty for the annexation of the occupied territories is signed, the process of ratification by the Senate and House of Representatives and the final signature of the president will proceed.
Russian Senate Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said an official territorial annexation might be considered on the 4th of next month.
Today is the day before Putin’s 70th birthday.
/yunhap news
