Top news
Council of Europe leaders condemn the illegal annexation of occupied territories of Ukraine
With pomp, bluster and ceremony, Putin defies West in speech
By Vladimir Isachenkov
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Rau, Parliamentary Assembly President Cederfelt, OSCE Secretary General Schmid and ...
Ukraine war: Final day of discredited voting in Russian-held Ukraine
All coverage
Russia's sham referendums in occupied Ukraine pave way for annexation
By Ben Hall & Polina Ivanova
Russia to take over Ukrainian museum collections as formal annexation plans announced
By Sophia Kishkovsky
Kyiv vows Russian troops will 'simply be exterminated' after Putin annexes Ukrainian territory
By Sergei Kuznetsov
Ukraine 'referendums': Full results for annexation polls as Kremlin-backed authorities claim victory
Putin declares 'four new regions of Russia' as Moscow illegally annexes parts of Ukraine
By Holly Ellyatt & Sam Meredith
Putin's new land grab is dangerous for Ukraine -- and the world
By Stephen Collinson
Fictitious Annexation Follows 'Voting' at Gunpoint
By Yulia Gorbunova
Putin's Newest Annexation Is Dire for Russia Too
By Anne Applebaum
Putin denounces imperialism while annexing large swathes of Ukraine
By Peter Dickinson
Map of Ukraine's regions annexed by Russia - The Washington Post
By Laris Karklis & Erin Cunningham
Putin annexes 4 occupied regions; Ukraine applies to join NATO
By Alexander Smith
Putin claims 15% of Ukraine is now part of Russia
By Dave Lawler
Russia Prepares to Annex Parts of Ukraine as Staged Votes End
By Ian Lovett & Isabel Coles
Red Square becomes concert arena as Putin annexes four Ukrainian regions
By Arthur Scott-geddes, George Styllis & India McTaggart
EUobserver
By andrew rettman
Ukrainians scared by Russia's preordained referendums
By Hanna Arhirova & Yuras Karmanau
Russia to annex more of Ukraine on Friday at the Kremlin
By Adam Schreck & Jon Gambrell
Putin illegally annexes Ukraine land; Kyiv seeks NATO entry
By Hanna Arhirova & Jon Gambrell
Kremlin announces vote, paves way to annex part of Ukraine
By Adam Schreck & Jon Gambrell
Russia poised to annex occupied Ukraine after sham vote
By Adam Schreck & Jon Gambrell
Putin vows to use all means to defend annexed territories in Ukraine
By Sarah Anne Aarup
Russia to annex four Ukrainian regions after sham referendums
By Henry Foy & Max Seddon
Russia Announces Annexation of Four Regions of Ukraine
By Ann M. Simmons & Yuliya Chernova
Latest Ukraine updates: US calls Russian annexation a 'land grab'
By Virginia Pietromarchi & Edna Mohamed