It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Central Telegraph Agency of North Korea (CTAC).

The department noted that the referenda on the entry of new regions into Russia were held in accordance with the UN Charter.

On September 30, Putin and the heads of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions signed agreements on the accession of these regions to Russia.

Later, the State Duma adopted federal constitutional laws on the entry of these subjects into Russia.