Putin illegally proclaims annexation of four Ukrainian regions at Moscow ceremony

[LetMyPeopleVote]

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is moving to annex four regions of Ukraine, after staging referendums that were widely denounced as illegal under international law. In a grand ceremony in the Kremlin on Friday, he said Russia would gain four new regions — Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia — and said people living there would “be our citizens forever.”

In Zaporizhzhia, suspected Russian missiles struck a civilian convoy killed at least 25 people early Friday, Ukrainian officials said. With roughly a quarter of Zaporizhzhia still in Kyiv’s hands, including the city of the same name, Russia’s grip on the region remains tenuous even as it plans to claim it as its own.

[Crunchy Frog]

1. This will shortly be followed by

A coronation ceremony to crown Dmitri Peskov as the true and legitimate Queen of England.

Russia is on the move baby! Long live the Queen!

[moonshinegnomie]

2. ukraine should announce the annexation of moscow

[Lovie777]

3. Putin and shithole are on the same level......

shithole can declassify national security documents with his mind and Putin can claim another country's territory with his mind too.

[chriscan64]

4. I wonder...

is this a way to cut his losses and back out of the war? I am speculating, but he could possibly call this a victory, meeting expectations by lowering them, then coming back for another bite of the apple after regrouping.

[PortTack]

6. This would be the lesser of the choices. The other being the use of nukes or chemical weapons

To “defend the motherland.” Yes…that f..king shit. If he thinks this is going to rally the troops that the motherland is being attacked….I would point out that the borders of russia are now overflowing with “patriots” unwilling to fight.

This is poopin’s f..k around and find out moment, because when all his worthless speeches and rhetoric about how evil the west are done, if he does anything that foolish, he’s going to be so utterly alone.

[blue-wave]

7. Do you really think Ukraine

will ever accept the theft of their land? Yeah, let Pooty stop fighting. The Ukrainians will then take it all back, as they should.

[chriscan64]

8. No, I do not think they will accept it.

I am just wondering if this is Putin's play here.

[Torchlight]

5. The emperor's new oblasts

And so many busy weavers (Izvestia, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Meduza, etc) telling him how insanely huge their courtly pride for him is (those who don't accidentally fall out of barred windows).

[maxsolomon]

9. He could have annexed 2 of them without firing a shot.

All he's gained is the south bank of the Dnipro to the Sea of Azov. Farms and ruins.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. Statement From President Joe Biden on Russia's attempt to annex Ukrainian Territory

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[moondust]

11. Latvia should annex Russia.

Just by thinking about it.

[Rhiannon12866]

12. Twitter followup:

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