Putin signs decrees paving way for annexation of Ukraine regions • FRANCE 24 English

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed decrees paving the way for the occupied Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia to be formally annexed into Russia. The decrees, made public by the Kremlin, said Putin had recognised the two regions as independent territories, an intermediary step needed before Putin can go ahead with plans to announce on Friday that the regions are part of Russia. Read our live blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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[pmp]

It's like stealing a car, going to the DMV and trying to register it under your name 😆

[feliperivas]

Putin should personally travel to the annexed territories to receive a heart-warm welcome from the 98% of voters there that voted to join

[pelimies]

It’s pretty uncommon for criminals to record the crimes in live TV-broadcasts..

[pancakes]

Putin signing papers while Ukraine is busy recapturing territories.😂

[Gbizz]

This doesn't make a difference and means nothing. Ukraine will continue to liberate their territory and there's not anything Russia or it's allies can do about it.

[namelesssomebody]

He can sign all the paperwork he wants and nothing will change the fact that he has nothing.

I can write myself a doctoral degree in crayons on recycled paper and call myself a Doctor too.

[SL-sdsg]

He can sign anything, but it won’t be recognised by anyone. 💙💛🇺🇦🇬🇧

[jucu]

The only other fella that declares 98-99% electorial victory in Kim Jung Un 🤷‍♂️

[The_Penguin_City]

Putin will end sooner than we thought.

[mrfarmer]

Putin cannot annex that which he cannot conquer. 🇺🇦

[basiladnan]

Another strategic mistake which makes negotiation impossible . The war , strategically , has already been lost by Russia, and will lead to its division into 7 states . He may declare today a a one sided ceasefire which is an indirect declaratiom of victory .

[thatotherguy]

putin is off his rocker 😵
Slava Ukraini 💙🇺🇦💛
💪 Heroyam Slava 💛🇺🇦💙
LONG LIVE THE FIGHTERS 🖐️🔪🇺🇦

[nczioox]

If Russia put as much effort into their military as much as they did on trolling online, they might actually hold territory

[mowabb]

Some of those territories are heavily contested right now there’s no way they got enough people to come out and vote in an active combat zone.

[leeselset]

Alright. Let's just wait and see what he tries to do with it. Pretty sure he'll be shocked at the outcome either way.

[charlielauffer]

Why hasn't Putin done a 5 story swan dive yet?

[Gypsum]

Such a massive country, and they can't even take Georgia.

[stefan]

I just signed a decree and annexed the parking lot at my neighbor's house. It's ours now... Slava Ukraini!

[greatgalaxy]

Dear French,
Morocco, Algeria, Mali, Arab speaking countires could be part of France why Russian speaking historically claimed Donbas/Crimea cant be annexed with Russia.

[xalspaero]

give it a rest putin. better luck next invasion.