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The Weekly Round-Up: Developments on Ukraine and Geopolitical Impact 22

September 30, 2022

Referenda and decree incorporating Ukrainian territory into Russia: On Friday, Russian President Putin is expected to sign a decree incorporating Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia into Russia as a result of “referenda” that the US, UK, EU, and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres have denounced as a “sham” and a violation of international law; Blinken termed it a “diabolical scheme” and said the US and many other countries will “never” recognize the incorporation of those territories into Russia.

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