Putin launches ceremony for 'accession' of Ukraineâs 4 regions to Russia

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 30: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY â MANDATORY CREDIT - "KREMLIN PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony for 'accession' of Ukraineâs 4 regions to Russia, in Moscow, Russia on September 30, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday the âaccession❠of Ukraineâs four regions to Russia. Speaking at a ceremony in the Kremlin, Putin said the referendums took place, âresults are known, people made their choice." Putin also said he has no doubt the Russian parliament will support the establishment of these four new regions in Russia. âDonetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia used their right to self-determination, enshrined by the UN,❠he added. (Photo by Kremlin Press Office / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)