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Russian President Putin annexed four occupied territories in Ukraine into Russian territory.
At the same time, he said that he would protect the Russian territory by all means, and again hinted at the possibility of using nuclear weapons.
Kwak Sang-eun is a correspondent in Paris.
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] Russian President Putin signed a treaty to annex occupied territories in Ukraine into his own territory, declaring that "Russia has four new territories".
It refers to the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic of eastern Ukraine, and Zaporiza and Kherson provinces in the south.
[Vladimir Putin/President of Russia: The Russian Federation will support the annexation of the four regions.
Because it has confirmed the will of millions of residents who want to annex it.]
Putin continued, "Russia will do everything possible to defend its territory," and hinted at the possibility of using nuclear weapons again.
The sanctions against Russia are intended by the United States to control Europe, and the sophistication that "the United States claims to have an equal relationship while occupying Germany, Korea and Japan" was also presented.
Putin urged Ukraine to "immediately stop military action and return to the negotiating table".
Ukrainian President Zelensky said:
"As long as Putin is president, there will be no negotiations with Russia," he said.