• 2:20 am: the "yes" to the attachment of regions of Ukraine to Russia wins

The pro-Russian authorities of the Ukrainian regions of Zaporizhia, Kherson, Luhansk and Donetsk have claimed the victory of the "yes" in favor of annexation by Russia, during the "referendums" of annexation organized by Moscow and denounced by kyiv and its supporters Westerners.

The next step is for the Russian Parliament, which is supposed to vote in the coming days on a treaty formalizing the integration of the four regions into Russian territory.

In the wake of this parliamentary process, President Vladimir Putin could make a speech as early as September 30 to formally announce the annexation of Ukrainian territories, according to Russian agencies.

In the meantime, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky assured Tuesday evening in a video posted on Telegram that Ukraine would act "to defend its people".

Speaking earlier on Tuesday in a recorded message to the UN Security Council, he said kyiv could not hold talks with Moscow after these "pseudo-referendums".

  • 12:00 a.m .: after the leaks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, the EU promises “the strongest response” to this “sabotage”

Out of service due to the war in Ukraine, the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea were both affected by spectacular leaks preceded by underwater explosions.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called the leaks on Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea an "act of sabotage".

And promised the "strongest response possible".

“I spoke about the Nord Stream sabotage act to (Danish Prime Minister Mette) Frederiksen,” she wrote on Twitter.

"It is paramount to investigate incidents and shed full light on the events and their causes. Any deliberate disruption of Europe's active energy infrastructure is unacceptable and will result in the strongest response possible," she said. affirmed.

Spoke to @Statsmin Frederiksen on the sabotage action #Nordstream.



Paramount to now investigate the incidents, get full clarity on events & why.



Any deliberate disruption of active European energy infrastructure is unacceptable & will lead to the strongest possible response.

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) September 27, 2022

With AFP and Reuters

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