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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin planned to endorse Russia's annexation of four Ukrainian regions midday on Friday, threatening to use nuclear weapons in the face of invective from kyiv and its Western allies.

  • The UN Security Council will vote on Friday on a resolution condemning the “referendums” for the annexation of several Ukrainian regions, the French presidency of the Council said Thursday evening.

    The resolution has no chance of passing due to Russia's veto power, but is then expected to be presented to the UN General Assembly.

  • European energy ministers will strive on Friday to adopt emergency measures to stem the rise in gas and electricity prices to deal with the risks of social crisis and business bankruptcies in Europe. approach of winter.

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7:22 a.m.: The course of the day in Moscow

The Kremlin will therefore host a ceremony on Friday at 2 p.m. (French time) during which the annexation of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Lugansk (east) and Kherson and Zaporozhye (south) will be formalized.

Vladimir Putin will deliver “a voluminous speech” on this occasion, according to his spokesperson Dmitri Peskov.

The Russian capital was also preparing for festivities with restricted traffic on Friday and the organization of a concert in the shadow of the Kremlin walls, at which the head of the Kremlin could make an appearance.

Officials installed by Moscow in the Donetsk and Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions are already in the Russian capital, according to local media.

7:20 a.m .: The UN and Washington castigate these “orchestrated” referendums

For his part, US President Joe Biden has promised to “never, ever, ever” recognize the results of the “Russian-orchestrated” referendums in Ukraine.

"I want to be very clear about this: the United States will never, ever, ever recognize Russia's claims to the sovereign territory of Ukraine," said the American president, referring to an "absolute travesty of referendums" .

For UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, such behavior has "no place in the modern world".

07:15: The finalization of the annexation of the Ukrainian regions in progress

Russian President Vladimir Putin will formalize this Friday the annexation by Russia of four Ukrainian regions, widely denounced by kyiv and its Western allies, but which he threatened to defend even with nuclear weapons.

7:11 a.m .: Putin recognizes the independence of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognized the independence of the Ukrainian regions of Zaporozhye and Kherson, according to presidential decrees issued Thursday evening, on the eve of the finalization of their annexation by Russia.

"I order to recognize state sovereignty and independence" of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, located in southern Ukraine, said in these decrees Vladimir Putin, who is preparing to formalize Friday the annexation of these two regions, as well as those of Donetsk and Lugansk (east).

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Hello everyone.

Like every day, the editorial staff of 20 Minutes is mobilized to give you the latest information on the conflict in Ukraine.

This Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin planned to ratify in the middle of the day the annexation by Russia of four Ukrainian regions, threatening to use nuclear weapons in the face of invective from kyiv and its Western allies.

In response, the UN Security Council will vote during the day on a resolution condemning these "referendums" of annexation.

But the resolution has no chance of being adopted because of Russia's right of veto.


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