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On the 28th (local time), the day after the administrations of the territories occupied by Russia in Ukraine decided to incorporate the territory into Russia through a referendum, they asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to approve it.
According to Reuters and TASS, Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), who declared independence from pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, left for Russia to complete legal proceedings. related to its territorial annexation to Russia.
“I am leaving for Moscow with the documents on the results of the referendum,” he said before leaving.
Leonid Pasenchik, head of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), who declared independence from the eastern province of Lugansk (Ukrainian name Luhansk), Yevgeny Balitsky, head of the pro-Russian administration of Zaporiza Oblast, and Vladimir Saldo, head of the pro The Russian administration of Kherson Oblast, according to the results of the referendum called, has publicly asked Putin to approve its incorporation into Russian territory.
The previous day, in these four occupied territories, a five-day referendum on incorporation into Russia was concluded.
Russia intends to promote the territorial incorporation of these regions in accordance with the “Law on procedures for the incorporation of new federal entities (constituents)”.
After receiving an application for incorporation from the occupied territories, Putin will sign an international treaty with the candidates for incorporation after consulting the government and parliament.
If the Constitutional Court determines that the treaty complies with the Russian Constitution, the treaty enters into force after ratification by the House and Senate and final signature by the President.
When Crimea joined Russia in 2014, all procedures were completed six days after the referendum.
However, this time there are many regions and voting has been held for five days, so the final procedure is expected to end in early October.
/ yunhap news
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