On the official website legal information published a decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin dated September 29, 2022 on the recognition by Russia of the independence of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
The document says:
“In accordance with the generally accepted principles and norms of international law, recognizing and confirming the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, taking into account the will of the people of the Kherson region at the referendum held on September 27, 2022, I decide: Recognize the sovereignty and independence of the Kherson region” .
The second decree similarly recognizes the independence of the Zaporozhye region. Friday, according to RIA News, the Kremlin will host a ceremony of signing agreements on the entry into Russia of four new territories – the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Putin and parliamentarians will take part in it.
Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the President, said that the ceremony will begin at 15.00. The agreement on joining the Russian Federation will be signed with the subjects where the referendums were held.
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