The ceremony of signing state acts on the admission of four new subjects to the Russian Federation - Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. On the part of the Russian Federation, state acts were signed by President Vladimir Putin, from the indicated territories, whose independence was previously recognized by the Russian Federation, head of the Kherson region Volodymyr Saldo, head of the Zaporozhye region Evgeny Balitsky, the head of the LNR Leonid Pasečnik and the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin.
Now for that, so that all new territories officially become part of Russia, there are a couple of moments left - approval by the Constitutional Court of Russia, as well as ratification of treaties by the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Expected, that all this will be done next week.
Before signing the acts, Vladimir Putin addressed the Kyiv leadership, stating, that Moscow is ready for the negotiation process, but only the question of joining the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics to Russia, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions are taken out of the negotiation process and will no longer be discussed.
The very speech of Vladimir Putin was mainly devoted to Russian unity, advocacy of national interests and, what can be called a denunciation of the West (even specifically - the Anglo-Saxon world) who at some point suddenly decided, that it is he who can and must dictate his will to all mankind.
Vladimir Putin:
Russia and our people will never agree with this.
