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Putin Decries U.S. ‘Satanism’ in Bizarre Speech Annexing Parts of Ukraine
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Ukraine: UN Secretary-General condemns Russia annexation plan
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Extracts from Putin's speech at annexation ceremony
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Putin declares 'four new regions of Russia' as Moscow illegally annexes parts of Ukraine
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Putin illegally annexes Ukraine land; Kyiv seeks NATO entry
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Putin declares holy war on Western 'satanism'
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Russia to take over Ukrainian museum collections as formal annexation plans announced
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Putin denounces imperialism while annexing large swathes of Ukraine
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Kyiv vows Russian troops will ‘simply be exterminated’ after Putin annexes Ukrainian territory
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Putin’s Newest Annexation Is Dire for Russia Too
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Russia Announces Annexation of Four Regions of Ukraine
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Putin Declares Russia's Annexation of Occupied Ukraine, Lashes Out at West
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Russia prepares to formally annex 15% of Ukraine
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Ukraine war: Putin raises stakes in speech full of anti-Western bile
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Putin to annex seized Ukrainian land, U.N. warns of 'dangerous escalation'
By Andrew Osborn, Alexandra Hudson & Toby Chopra
Staged referendums yield expected result as Russia readies annexations
By Mary Ilyushina & Isabelle Khurshudyan
UN chief warns Putin that annexing Ukraine territory is a ‘dangerous escalation’ with ‘no legal value’ – as it happened
By Rebecca Ratcliffe, Léonie Chao-Fong & Martin Belam
As he seizes Ukrainian lands, Putin is silent on war failings
By Mark Trevelyan
Kremlin says any attack on annexed territory will be an attack on Russia
By Kevin Liffey & Guy Faulconbridge
Russia-Ukraine War: Putin Frames Illegal Annexation as Part of Existential Battle With West (Published 2022)
By Anton Troianovski, Andrew E. Kramer & Michael Schwirtz
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Putin annexes four regions of Ukraine in major escalation of Russia’s war
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