Putin pushes four-state annexation procedure Ukraine ``cannot be negotiated''

Russian President Putin is forcing legal procedures to unilaterally annex four states of Ukraine, and plans to continue the invasion under the pretext of 'territorial defense' in the future.

In response, the Ukrainian government has announced that it has officially decided not to negotiate with President Putin, and is ready to fight to recapture its territory.

Russia's Putin administration unilaterally announced the annexation of four provinces: Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, Zaporizhia in the southeast, and Kherson in the south. It was also submitted to the Senate for approval.

Putin intends to continue the invasion under the pretext of "territorial defense" by forcing legal procedures such as signing this document.

On the other hand, Russian Defense Minister Shoigu announced on the 4th that more than 200,000 people have been called up to join the army's units, regarding the partial mobilization of the reserve forces that President Putin has decided to do.

And he plans to recruit the soldiers, train them under officers, and add them to the forces that continue to invade Ukraine.

In response, the Ukrainian President's Office announced on the 4th that President Zelensky had signed a presidential decree that Russia's unilateral annexation of Ukraine's territory was invalid, strongly restraining the Russian side.

In addition, as a result of the National Security and Defense Conference held on the 30th of last month, the Ukrainian President's Office concluded that it was impossible to negotiate with President Putin, and officially decided not to negotiate with President Putin. I announced on the 4th that I did.

President Zelensky has shown strong distrust of the Putin administration's unilateral annexation, and is ready to fight to recapture the territory.

On the 4th, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense seems to be expanding the recaptured area, posting a video of raising the Ukrainian flag in a village in the southern province of Kherson on SNS, and is strengthening its reversal offensive in the eastern and southern regions.