According to the British author Jotter Sawyer, Vladimir Putin’s decision to annex four regions of Ukraine to the Russian Federation marks a grave escalation in the conflict that is already raging between Russian and Ukrainian soldiers.
The Russian President signed agreements to annexe the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye regions to Russian territory today, Friday, in the Grand Kremlin Palace and in the presence of senior Russian leaders, the author explained in an article published by the British newspaper “The Guardian.” This represents the largest process of annexation of European lands since the war. Third World.
The author notes that this action follows referendums that were held in the four regions from March 23 to March 27 to gauge inhabitants’ feelings regarding entering Russian territory; the results revealed that the populace was almost unanimously in favour of joining the Russian Federation.
According to the author, President Putin gave a lengthy speech before the annexation agreements were signed, during which he expressed his intense rage at the West and reiterated his threat to use nuclear weapons to defend the territories under Russian sovereignty while emphasising that his nation would defend Russian territory with all available means.
The author makes reference to Putin’s speech, in which he emphasised that the citizens of those places expressed their opinions honestly, stating that the referendum’s results reflect the preferences of millions of residents of such areas, which are now and always will be under Russian sovereignty.
The author continues by stating that the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, has previously stated that Putin’s decision to annexe these regions to Russian territory is a dangerous escalation in the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine and would close all doors. Ukraine and allied Western nations have also confirmed that they will not recognise the results of this referendum. ahead of any diplomatic resolution in the upcoming decades.
According to the author, the decision to annex these regions to Russia entails the accession of more than 40,000 square miles to Russian territory, or over 15% of the entire country of Ukraine, or the size of Portugal or Serbia.
Putin has long stated that he is prepared to defend Russian territory with or without the use of nuclear weapons in order to protect areas that are under Russian sovereignty, the author continues, urging the Kyiv government to halt all hostilities and try to negotiate an end to the ongoing conflict.
In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised a violent retaliation to the decision of the four regions of Russia and called an emergency meeting of his country’s defence and security ministers. At the same time, Ukraine declared that it would continue the war until it reclaimed the territories that had today joined Russian sovereignty.
Putin’s assertions that his warning to use nuclear weapons to defend all Russian territory was never a joke and that he will carry out his promise if Ukraine continues to attack the lands under Russian sovereignty are highlighted by the author as he draws to a close his piece.
The Guardian: Putin’s intention to grab portions of Ukraine is a risky uptick in the conflict with Kiev.
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