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Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared Kherson and Zaporiza provinces, which are occupied by Russia in southeastern Ukraine, as 'independent states'.

Shortly thereafter, a treaty will be signed to annex these two countries and the Donbas Territory into Russia.



Kwak Sang-eun is a correspondent in Paris.



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Russian President Putin has signed a proclamation recognizing Kherson and Zaporiza provinces in southern Ukraine as independent states.



It has been two days since the referendum passed the Russian territorial annexation plan.



Shortly before the invasion of Ukraine, Putin will sign a treaty to annex these four regions, including Eastern Donetsk and Luhansk, which had already been recognized as independent states, into Russian territory.



[Dmitry Peskov/Russian Kremlin Spokesperson: The territorial annexation treaty will be held at the Kremlin at 3 pm local time on the 30th local time.] In



Ukraine and the West, referendums were not only rigged, but the forced annexation of war-occupied territories had no effect in violation of international law. Emphasize that there is no



They also decided to impose additional sanctions on Russia by holding them responsible for enforcing the annexation process.



[Joe Biden/President of the United States: The United States will never, never, never admit Russia's claim to Ukraine's territory.

What they called a referendum was a scam.]



Despite criticism from the international community, Russia is expected to proceed swiftly with the territorial annexation process remaining until the parliamentary ratification agreement and President Putin's final signature.



When all the procedures are completed, the military mobilization order will be applied in earnest in these four occupied areas and conscripts will begin, and there is concern that the tragedy of kinship in Ukraine will worsen.



In the midst of this, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has released pictures of Russian conscripts living in poor conditions on bunk beds in a large auditorium, calling it a 'Russian version of the squid game'.



(Video coverage: Kim Si-nae, video editing: Yumira)