Annexation

Russian leader's rambling speech focuses on western sins and leaves key Ukraine questions unanswered.

Again, those in Moscow are no better informed than the rest of us. But annexation involves more than pieces of paper, and while in 2014 Russia had just carried out a swift and stealthy military operation to seize Crimea, this time things are far less clear-cut. Today, he offered an angrier but less coherent denunciation of the west, more angry taxi driver than head of state. Instead, Putin railed at the west for a litany of sins, ranging from destabilising Russia in the 17th century to allowing gender reassignment surgery. The improvements in quality of life that the first years of Putinism brought are drying up amid sanctions and international isolation. This time, the domestic and international situations are far less favourable for Putin.

The US issued new sanctioned after Putin signed treaties absorbing occupied regions of Ukraine, in defiance of international law.

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The move has been condemned by Ukraine and Western countries and represents major escalation in seven-month war.

“And how does Russia respond?” Therefore, we are ready for a dialogue with Russia, but with another president of Russia,” Zelenskyy said. “We will rally the international community to both denounce these moves and to hold Russia accountable. In his speech, Putin said Russia would defend its new territory with all the means at its disposal. “Clearly, with this Russian president, it is impossible. Western governments and Kyiv have dismissed the hastily organised votes as breaching international law, and charge they were coercive and wholly unrepresentative.

Russia imports 67% of its services from sanctioning countries. Building on previous action, the UK will prevent Russian access to: IT consultancy services ...

This will prevent those Russian actions from taking legal effect in the UK and potentially providing economic benefit to the Russian state. It also prevents funds or economic resources being provided to or for the benefit of the designated person The export of almost 700 goods from the UK to Russia are also being banned. The UK is also working with international partners to cut off Russia from our engineering services and architectural services. We will never recognise the results of these sham referendums or any annexation of Ukrainian territory. In her role, Nabiullina has been instrumental in steering the Russian economy through the Russian regime’s illegal war against Ukraine and extending the ruble into the Ukrainian territories that are temporarily controlled by Russia.

Joe Biden accuses Moscow of 'trampling on the United Nations Charter' as US targets hundreds in new sanctions package.

[Vladimir Putin announced](/news/2022/9/30/putin-announces-russian-annexation-of-four-ukrainian-regions) that Russia would absorb the partially occupied Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia. “We are taking our decisive step by signing Ukraine’s application for accelerated accession to NATO,” he said in a Telegram post. But Biden has repeatedly warned Putin that the US will defend NATO countries if they are attacked by Russia – a pledge he reiterated on Friday. So, Mr Putin, don’t misunderstand what I’m saying, every inch,” Biden said. Biden said he is looking forward to signing the measure into law. Biden said Washington will rally the international community to denounce Russia’s annexation and hold Moscow accountable.

How will Russia annex four occupied regions it does not fully control, while in the middle of a war?

Ukraine's leader has dismissed the nuclear threat as a "constant narrative of Russian officials and propagandists". Before the February invasion, Russia recognised the entirety of the two eastern regions as independent "people's republics" and now Moscow will define them as Russian territory. Nobody really knows what is now in the Russian leader's mindset, but his anti-Western rhetoric has reached a new level. He knows, however, that he will have to persuade every member state to agree, and Turkey for one is unlikely to. However, he said Russia would treat all of the Donetsk region as part of Russia. But he can also threaten the West if it continues to arm Ukraine with missiles used against what he has labelled Russian territory.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin moved on Thursday (30 September) to formally announce the illegal annexation of four Ukrainian regions by Moscow, ...

[In a joint statement](https://twitter.com/charlesmichel/status/1575829338012147712?s=46&t=ShcwgcCa_TY_hJe_asB4RA), all EU member states condemned Putin’s annexation step saying they “will never recognise this illegal annexation” and vowed to “strengthen our restrictive measures countering Russia’s illegal actions”. [proposed an eighth package](https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/putin-says-four-annexed-ukrainian-regions-will-be-russian-forever/) of sanctions on Russia on Thursday (29 September) in response to the fake referendums, likely to be agreed by the end of the week, while the US said it will announce more sanctions “in the coming days.” [promised](https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/prezident-ukrayini-proviv-telefonnu-rozmovu-z-golovoyu-radi-78129) a “tough” response to the annexations, and Joe Biden [said](https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-says-us-will-never-recognize-russia-claims-ukraine-2022-09-29/) the US would “never, never, never” recognise Russia’s attempt to annex territory in Ukraine. Putin has long claimed that Ukraine is targeting Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine, and repeatedly made the unfounded accusation that Ukraine has carried out genocide in the east of the country. The staged signing ceremony in the Kremlin was accompanied by a stage set up in Moscow’s Red Square, with billboards proclaiming the four regions as part of Russia and a concert planned for the evening. Speaking at a ceremony before hundreds of dignitaries in the Kremlin, Putin claimed “this is the will of millions of people.”

Today, Russian president Vladimir Putin declared the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia by referendum. To target Russian economic ...

The Advertising Association has urged businesses to act to avoid illegal trading. That’s why we are working with our international partners to ramp up the economic pressure through new targeted services bans.” The Russian regime must be held to account for this abhorrent violation of international law.

How will Russia annex four occupied regions it does not fully control, while in the middle of a war?

Ukraine's leader has dismissed the nuclear threat as a "constant narrative of Russian officials and propagandists". Before the February invasion, Russia recognised the entirety of the two eastern regions as independent "people's republics" and now Moscow will define them as Russian territory. Nobody really knows what is now in the Russian leader's mindset, but his anti-Western rhetoric has reached a new level. He knows, however, that he will have to persuade every member state to agree, and Turkey for one is unlikely to. However, he said Russia would treat all of the Donetsk region as part of Russia. But he can also threaten the West if it continues to arm Ukraine with missiles used against what he has labelled Russian territory.

Vladimir Putin is staking a false claim to sovereign Ukrainian territory | The Economist explains.

By contrast the annexations of the Syrian Golan Heights by Israel in 1981 and of Western Sahara by Morocco in 1976 and 1979 remain unrecognised and are considered illegal occupations. That same tactic could be used elsewhere in future: Russian troops already occupy parts of Georgia and (If a territory gives up control to another, that is called cession.) Russia claims that the four Ukrainian territories it is annexing have acceded to Russian control, as demonstrated by the results of the sham referendums. India justified its annexation of Goa in 1961 as the return of historically Indian territory from Portuguese colonial rule, and the UN recognised India’s claims almost immediately. An annexation is legitimised when it is recognised by other countries and by international bodies such as the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund. [Sham referendums](/europe/2022/09/27/vladimir-putin-stages-four-fake-referendums-in-occupied-ukrainehttps:/www.economist.com/europe/2022/09/27/vladimir-putin-stages-four-fake-referendums-in-occupied-ukraine) had been conducted at gunpoint there, with little pretence of legitimacy.

Vladimir Putin has just signed a document claiming to annex four Russia-occupied Ukrainian territories in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions ...

[in Crimea](https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/11/17/crimea-human-rights-decline) in 2014, they hold no legal value and don’t provide a basis for annexation or transfer of sovereignty. [Russia](https://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia/russia) remains an occupying power in these regions bound by the Fourth Geneva Convention, which continues to protect civilians in those areas. I will have to tick a box for Russia, or they might tear down my house.” [claims](https://ria.ru/20220927/referendum-1819941990.html) people overwhelmingly “voted” to join Russia. My uncle said that I have to open the door when they come, or the neighbors might report [me]. Days before, Russia purported to hold “referendums” in these areas, with hastily staged “voting,” in some cases at gunpoint.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday presided over a ceremony at the Kremlin to annex four Ukrainian regions partly occupied by his forces.

This is contrary to the very nature of man, truth, freedom and justice." "Do we really want, here, in our country, in Russia, instead of 'mum' and 'dad', to have 'parent No. ... We have a different future, our own future." "The dictatorship of the Western elites is directed against all societies, including the peoples of the Western countries themselves. For the sake of land and resources they hunted people like animals. "The West ... But we will not discuss the choice of the people in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. "I want the Kyiv authorities and their real masters in the West to hear me, so that they remember this. It is clear to everyone who benefits from this." This tore apart and dismembered our nation, becoming a national catastrophe ... "We are ready for this ... People living in Luhansk and Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are becoming our citizens.

It was to be seen as a powerful show of support for Russian patriotism and military onslaught on Ukraine. But the concert that took place on the square in ...

“You can always count on Arkhangelsk Oblast,” Governor Tsybulsky underlined to the admiral. But we are not afraid of them because Russia is a great country,” Deputy Speaker in the local city Duma Rim Kalimullin in an But more is needed, the Northern Fleet commander made clear. It was to be seen as a powerful show of support for Russian patriotism and military onslaught on Ukraine. A downtown support concert for the so-called referendums in Ukraine assembled only a few handfuls of people. ADVERTISEMENT

Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Chair of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers, Simon Coveney, the President of the Parliamentary ...

We once again call for an immediate end to the conflict and for peace to return to Europe.” Our commitment to Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders remains unequivocal and unwavering. The forcible change of international borders at the expense of another sovereign state, and the so-called “referenda” that preceded it, constitute a grave breach of international law and cannot be recognized.

Treasury Sanctions International Suppliers for Supporting Russia's Defense Sector and Warns of Costs for Those Outside Russia Who Provide Political or ...

OFAC previously designated ten of these members of the Federation Council, indicated above with an asterisk, pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being or having been leaders, officials, senior executive officers, or members of the board of directors of the GoR. Saint Petersburg Governor and Russian Security Council member Aleksandr Dmitrievich Beglov (Beglov) was designated on April 6, 2022, pursuant to E.O 14024 for being a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of the GoR. Chechikhin is a business partner of U.S.-designated Russian oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska. Novak has held various roles in the GoR during his career and has been heavily involved in Russia’s efforts to increase its economic output abroad. Olga Nikolaevna Skorobogatova (Skorobogatova) is the First Deputy Governor of the CBR. Since becoming the Governor of the CBR in 2013, she has overseen its efforts to protect the Kremlin from Western sanctions imposed as a response to Russia’s occupation of Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014 and further invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Sohim was designated today pursuant to E.O. Sohim is a Belarusian state-owned textile and fiber manufacturer that exports to Russia. Vladimir Aleksandrovich Ivanov (Ivanov), Sergey Vyacheslavovich Byzov (Byzov), and Dmitrii Vladimirovich Galin (Galin) are all Russia-based individuals who represented Radioavtomatika on its leadership team. 14024 for being or having been leaders, officials, senior executive officers, or members of the boards of directors of Radioavtomatika, an entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. sanctions on Russia and Belarus; and (iv) providing material support to Russian entities or individuals that are subject to certain blocking sanctions.

In an angry, conspiratorial address Friday, amid grand fanfare, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered the Kremlin's justification for Russia's annexation ...

21 to call up as many as [300,000 reservists](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/21/russia-partial-mobilization-putin-war-ukraine/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2&itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_4) in a dramatic bid to reverse setbacks in his war on Ukraine. [Russia-Ukraine war](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ukraine-russia/?itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_15). [Putin declared a military mobilization](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/21/putin-speech-annexation-ukraine-russia/?itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_3) on Sept. Follow our [live updates here](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/30/russia-ukraine-war-putin-annexation-live-updates/?itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_2). [annex four occupied regions of Ukraine](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/29/kremlin-says-putin-will-sign-treaties-annex-ukrainian-territory/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2&itid=lb_war-in-ukraine-what-you-need-to-know_1), following staged referendums that were widely denounced as illegal. “Sanctions are not enough for the Anglo-Saxons; they have switched to sabotage. Do we want them to be taught that instead of men and women, there are supposedly some other genders and to be offered sex-change surgeries? By the way, that created a precedent,” Putin said. We forced the Europeans to trade for mutual benefit,” he said. They destroyed the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Speaking at the opening of the U.N. “I want the Kyiv authorities and their real masters in the West to hear me, so that they remember this.

The new sanctions have been imposed on hundreds of Russian government officials and their family members.

[mysterious leaks](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/27/nord-stream-gas-pipeline-leak-sabotage) in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines detected earlier this week the result of deliberate sabotage and warned that such attacks would be met with a collective response from the organization. [staged referendums](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/28/russia-ukraine-referendum-sham-results-putin-un) in the regions that were widely condemned by Western governments as a "sham." Why it matters: The expected annexation will dramatically raise the stakes in the occupied regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson as Putin could attempt to portray any attack in the areas as an attack on Russia itself. [Russia to annex four occupied regions of Ukraine on Friday](/2022/09/29/putin-russia-annex-donetsk-luhansk-zaporizhzhia-kherson) - "We will continue the United States' powerful, coordinated efforts to hold Russia to account, cut Russia’s military off from global commerce and severely limit its ability to sustain its aggression and project power," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. [laying claim to four regions](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/30/putin-claims-annexation-four-ukrainian-oblasts) in Ukraine, which Russia only partly controls.

Resolution called for condemnation of 'illegal' referendums in Ukraine and for states to not recognise border changes.

“Over seven months into the Ukraine crisis, the crisis and its spillover effects have had a wide range of negative impacts. [@AJEnglish]after Russia's veto in the UN Security Council of a draft resolution condemning annexation votes held in parts of occupied Ukraine. Following the Security Council vote, and the abstentions, some will be asking whether it’s possible to reach the high water mark again,” he said. China is deeply concerned about this prospect,” the ambassador said in a statement. [@UKUN_NewYork]'s [@BWoodward_UN]told [@baysontheroad]the issue will go to the General Assembly next week. “Not a single country voted with Russia.

The European Union said on Friday it firmly condemned the annexation by Russia of occupied Ukraine regions, adding it would never recognise "illegal" ...

They will further increase pressure on Russia to end its war of aggression," it said. "We do not and will never recognise the illegal 'referenda' that Russia has engineered as a pretext for this further violation of Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, nor their falsified and illegal results," the statement said. BRUSSELS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The European Union said on Friday it firmly condemned the annexation by Russia of occupied Ukraine regions, adding it would never recognise "illegal" referendums held there and would tighten its sanctions to increase pressure on Moscow.

Below is a round-up of international reaction to Putin's move. INTERACTIVE Which Ukrainian regions is Russia annexing-. Ukraine. Ukraine said its troops would ...

The United States will always honour Ukraine’s internationally recognised borders,” President Joe Biden said, adding that his country would “rally the international community to both denounce these moves and to hold Russia accountable”. “Putin has mobilised hundreds of thousands of more troops, engaged in irresponsible nuclear sabre rattling and now illegally annexed more Ukrainian territory. “The illegal annexation proclaimed by Putin won’t change anything. By attempting to annex Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, Putin tries to grab territories he doesn’t even physically control on the ground. The council said Russia had “engineered” the outcome of the vote held in the occupied provinces and had used its doctored results “as a pretext for this further violation of Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity”. “We firmly reject and unequivocally condemn the illegal annexation by Russia of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions,” the members of the European Council said in a statement.

Turkey, a NATO member, has conducted a diplomatic balancing act since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Ankara opposes Western sanctions on Russia and has ...

Ankara opposes Western sanctions on Russia and has close ties with both Moscow and Kyiv, its Black Sea neighbours. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Turkey, a NATO member, has conducted a diplomatic balancing act since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb.

Greece “will never recognize the illegal annexation of Ukraine's territories,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tweeted on Friday. The premier added ...

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During the broadcast on Friday evening, host Alexander Armstrong read out a joke which suggested the Scottish First Minister supported Vladimir Putin's illegal ...

“I thought that was a shocking, racist and defamatory 'joke'. [Scottish First Minister has been banned from Russia](https://www.thenational.scot/news/20073707.nicola-sturgeon-banned-russia-putin-retaliates-uk/) for her public support of Ukraine following the Kremlin’s illegal invasion. [independence](https://www.thenational.scot/news/scottish-independence/) to a military land grab and sham elections is unreasonable in the extreme." [SNP](https://www.thenational.scot/politics/snp/)’s election as Scottish Government is as illegitimate as Putin’s Ukrainian ‘elections’ are." [BBC](https://www.thenational.scot/news/media-and-the-bbc/)’s long-running panel show Have I Got News For You have raised objections to a “tasteless crack” at [Nicola Sturgeon](https://www.thenational.scot/politics/nicola-sturgeon/). [have been widely dismissed as illegitimate](https://www.thenational.scot/news/national/22952700.un-vote-set-condemn-illegal-russian-referendums/).