On Monday, Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, unanimously approved a measure to formalize the absorption of the Russian-controlled territories of Ukraine.
Russia is annexing areas it controls in the Ukrainian oblasts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia and the breakaway Donbas republics on Donetsk and Luhansk (DPR and LPR) following referendums.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off on the annexation on Friday, but both houses of Russia’s parliament need to ratify the treaties. Russia’s Federation Council, the upper house of parliament, could approve the annexation plan as soon as Tuesday.
Under the law passed by the State Duma, all people living in the territories are recognized as Russian citizens starting on September 30. According to Tass, the DPR and LPR will maintain their status as republics, and their official language will be Russian.
Exactly where Russia will set its new border is not clear as Moscow does not control all of the regions it’s annexing. Russia currently controls the vast majority of Luhansk but only a little more than half of Donetsk. Putin and other Russian officials have made clear that they plan on capturing at least the rest of Donetsk.
The annexation brings the war in Ukraine into a dangerous new phase as Moscow will now consider the Ukrainian counteroffensive as attacks on Russian territory. But despite Putin’s warning that Russia could use nuclear weapons to defend its “territorial integrity,” the US and NATO show no sign of backing down on their support for Ukraine.
In a few weeks, another three hundred thousand Russian troops will be in Ukraine and the capture of the rest of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia – as well as the rest of Ukraine – will be assured.
Ignorant lunatics, like certain people on this Web site, who think that Russia is losing because Ukraine has seized some ground with no one defending it lately are going to be so butt-hurt when that happens.
Why meep on repeating nucler story?
Nucler.
Nucler.
Russiia.
Secetary Austen warned Russia.
Russia might use tactical nukes.
Might.
There is nothing Russia said that is not part of its nuclear doctrine, Compare nuclear docrines — Russia and US.
I am afraid that it is US that is preparing us for the use of nukes. Otherwise. why kerp on repeating it every day in CNN at least twice.
“There is nothing Russia said that is not part of its nuclear doctrine, Compare nuclear docrines – Russia and US.”
Then why mentioning it if it is part of their nuclear doctrine? People can read. Unless he was sending a message/threat.
Of course it is a message. When the US made the decision to use Ukraine as they stated, to take down Russia, what would you expect?
They have to jingo a public of which only 29% support it, so a level of public hysteria is essential. The old standbys “Hitler & nukes” always do very nicely.
Andrei Martyanov and one of his readers give an excellent summary of the state of play in Ukraine. Idiots, including certain people here at Antiwar.com – you all know who he is – who think otherwise need to get with the program.
Larch’s Excellent Summary + My Video.
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/10/larchs-excellent-summary-my-video.html
October 3 Sitrep.
More proof that certain idiots here are wrong… Get the real facts from these guys.
Brian Berletic analyzes the Ukraine offensives vs the Russian mobilization:
Ukraine’s Offensives vs. Russian Mobilization
And Alexander Mercouris does the same:
Russia Mobilises, Ukraine New Kherson Offensive, Suffers Heavy Losses, Slowed by Autumn Rains
Wrong!! Not “annexation” but accession!!