Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on September 30 that four regions of eastern Ukraine would be incorporated into Russian territory and delivered a 30-minute speech. Photo: Overturned by TASS
On the 5th, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a document to formally incorporate four Ukrainian states into Russian territory, but the Russian army fled to the Ukrainian front and the occupied territory was recaptured by Ukraine. The Kremlin explained that although the Russian army has withdrawn, these territories will always belong to Russia and there is no contradiction between the two. Putin expects the four regions recently annexed to Ukraine “to stabilize” and that Russia “has a lot of respect for the Ukrainian people”.
Although Russia annexed four Ukrainian states, Russian frontline troops lost ground and the Ukrainian army continued to regain a large amount of lost land. The Kremlin said the Russian army is only retreating and these territories will always belong to Russia There is no contradiction between the two. place. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed: “There is no contradiction, these lands will belong to Russia forever and these lands will be reconquered”.
Furthermore, the “AFP” report stated that October 5 is the day of Russian teachers and Putin said in a video call with Russian teachers: “We assume that the situation in the new territories will return to stability.” out that Ukraine The referendum results in the four regions were “very convincing” and “not only delighted me, but surprised me. They showed no hesitation”.
According to Reuters, Putin also said that Russia has great respect for the Ukrainian people, saying: “Despite the current tragedy, we always, even today, have great respect for the Ukrainian people, culture, language, literature. , etc. Respect “. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, millions of people have been displaced, forced to flee their homes, and tens of thousands have sadly lost their lives in war. The Russian army has brutally killed a large number of civilians condemning the contempt.
