By Wale Odunsi The upper house of the Russian parliament has ratified Moscow’s annexation of Ukrainian regions. The four terri...
By Wale Odunsi
The upper house of the Russian parliament has ratified
Moscow’s annexation of Ukrainian regions.
The four territories are Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, and
Kherson.
TASS reported that the Federation Council voted unanimously
to pass a bill incorporating them into Russia.
President Vladimir Putin signed the treaties of accession
last Friday; the lower house approved it on Monday.
Putin will now sign the annexation bill into law, affirming
the total takeover of the regions.
The State Duma already passed laws that cover the
territories’ full integration into Russia, and provide for a transitional
period until 2026.
The annexation has been condemned by Western countries, with
many accusing Russia of violating international laws.
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