The signing of agreements on the accession of new territories to Russia will take place today
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, September 30, will meet with the heads of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, where referendums were held, and will sign agreements on the entry of these territories into the Russian Federation. After that, Vladimir Putin is expected to address the nation in the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. The event is scheduled for 15:00. We will conduct an online broadcast of the ceremony.
Vladimir Putin. Archive photo of the Kremlin press service.
18:06 Shoigu, Kadyrov, Medvedev listen to Putin: dramatic shots of the address
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16:32 Vladimir Putin also had an emotional moment when he almost burst into tears.
Putin almost burst into tears at the ceremony of joining the Russian Federation
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16:27 Footage has emerged of Ramzan Kadyrov unable to hold back tears during Vladimir Putin’s speech.
16:01 Putin and the whole hall, standing, chanting: “Russia! Russia”.
15:59 The contracts have been signed. Putin shakes hands with the heads of new regions of Russia. The anthem of Russia sounds.
15:56 Putin and the heads of four regions began the ceremony of signing agreements on joining the Russian Federation.
15:55 Putin – Behind us – the truth, behind us – Russia! (The whole audience gives a standing ovation).
15:54 Putin: A liberation movement against colonial hegemony is developing all over the world. The scrapping of Western hegemony is irreversible. This is a battlefield for our people, we must protect our children: grandchildren and great-grandchildren from enslavement. We need the consolidation of the whole society.
15:50 Putin – The world has entered a revolutionary period of transformation.
15:49 Putin introduced a new term – “fans of non-traditional forms of international relations.” Here is the full quote: “They believed that once again they would be able to build the whole world. But, as it turned out, not everyone is excited by such a rosy prospect. Unless they are complete masochists and fans of other non-traditional forms of international relations.”
15:48 The military doctrines of the United States and NATO are based on dominance and deceive about the alleged “deterrence,” Putin says.
15:44 Putin – The United States is essentially occupying Germany, Korea and Japan, but they talk about equality with them. He also compared the leaders of the US vassal states to slaves. “Not even servility, but betrayal of their peoples,” Putin said.
15:43 Putin: The Anglo-Saxons organized explosions on the “Northern Streams”. According to Putin, in this way, the United States actually “started destroying the European energy structure.”
15:41 Putin: The West uses suppression, exploitation and enslavement instead of democracy, the unipolar world it has built is antidemocratic, deceitful and hypocritical through and through.
15:37 Putin recalls that the United States is the only country in the world that has used nuclear weapons twice. And together with Great Britain, they turned German cities – Dresden, Hamburg – into ruins without any military necessity.
15:33 “The West does not and has never had the right to stutter about democracy,” Putin believes. “Western elites are what they were, and have remained – colonialist.” Putin also accused the West of racism, recalling Russophobia, the abolition of culture. Putin recalls the plundering of India by the West and the destruction of Indians in America. At the same time, in the 20th century, “it was our country that led the anti-colonial movement.”
15:30 “They don’t need Russia, we need it,” Putin said, assessing the actions of the West. According to Putin, the West rents as a hegemon and it is critically important to him that all countries surrender sovereignty in favor of the United States. “Russia will not live by such rules,” Putin says.
15:28 Putin talks about the actions of the West, which has “dropped the masks” in Ukraine and wants to break up Russia. “The West is ready to step over everything to preserve the colonial system,” Putin says.
15:26 Putin: We will defend our land with all the means at our disposal. We will rebuild the destroyed cities, we will develop infrastructure, social security of citizens.
15:25 People living in Zaporozhye, Kherson, Lugansk and Donetsk become our citizens forever. We call on the Kiev regime to immediately cease all hostilities. Russia is ready to negotiate with Ukraine.
15:24 Putin speaks of people’s determination to “return to their true historical Fatherland.”
15:23 Putin is talking about a national catastrophe due to the collapse of the USSR, which was committed by the party elites, without asking the opinions of ordinary people.
15:21 Putin called for honoring the memory of Russian soldiers and officers and militia members who fell during the special operation. He called them heroes of Great Russia.
15:19 Putin recalls the UN Charter on the right of self-determination. He also says that one should always remember the heroes of the Russian Spring, those who died for the right to speak their native language.
15:18 Putin began his speech by addressing the citizens of Russia, as well as the citizens of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, the LPR and the DPR. He says that as a result of referendums, people have made an unambiguous choice in these regions. Putin expressed confidence that the parliament will support the formation of four new federal subjects in Russia, because this is the will of millions of people.
15:17 Vladimir Putin entered the hall.
15:12 On the stage, you can see to the left of the state flag of the Russian Federation and the standard of the President of Russia four flags of the regions that claim to be part of the Russian Federation – the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, the LPR and the DPR.
15:07 This is what the hall looks like now. Everyone is expecting Vladimir Putin.
Photo: A frame of a TV broadcast.
15:03 Mikhail Mishustin and Valentina Matvienko are discussing something vividly while waiting for the President of Russia.
14:58 Russian TV channels show the filled St. George’s Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.
14:44 Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev arrived in the Kremlin for a ceremony in the Kremlin.
14:20 The St. George’s Hall of the Kremlin is now almost full. The invitees are waiting for 15 hours when the ceremony begins.
14:10 In the center of Moscow, people are already gathering for a rally-concert to be held on Red Square on the occasion of the accession of four new regions to Russia.
14:04 Russian President Vladimir Putin has notified the State Duma of the proposals of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions to accept them into the Russian Federation, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said.
14:00 The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, the head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik, the head of the military-civil administration of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo and the head of the administration of the Zaporozhye region Yevgeny Balitsky arrived at the signing ceremony of agreements on joining the Russian Federation, which will be held with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the St. George Hall of the Kremlin.
13:46 Prominent politicians, officials and public figures have already gathered in the Kremlin, as we are informed. There are no government members in sight yet. In the St. George’s Hall of the Kremlin, where at 15:00 the ceremony of signing agreements on the entry of new territories into the Russian Federation will begin, while there is an active communication of the invited.
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Earlier it was reported that the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, the head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik, the head of the military-civil administration (CAA) of the Zaporozhye region Yevgeny Balitsky, as well as the head of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo have already arrived in Moscow. On Friday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the sovereignty and independence of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. Recall that in February, Russia recognized the independence of the DPR and the LPR.
According to the laws of Russia, after the signing of the agreement on the entry of new territories into the Russian Federation, the conclusion of the Constitutional Court on the compliance of these actions with the Constitution of the Russian Federation will follow. And then the treaties must be ratified in Parliament.
Referendums on the entry of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions into Russia were held on September 23-27. In the DPR, this decision was supported by 99.23% of those who voted, in the LPR — 98.42%, in the Kherson region — 87.05%, in the Zaporozhye region — 93.11%.
The address of Russian President Vladimir Putin will be held today in the presence of senators and deputies. At the same time, the Kremlin’s press service explained that this has nothing to do with the president’s message to the Federal Assembly. It will also take place, but later. The date has not yet been determined.
It is also expected that a solemn concert-rally in support of the annexation of new territories to Russia will be held today at the walls of the Kremlin.