Russian President Putin signed an independent recognition of the two regions of southern Ukraine, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, before the merger.

I ordered the recognition of the sovereignty and state independence of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, southern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin, said in decree published on the night of September 29.

Accordingly, a document recognizing the state sovereignty and independence of the Zaporizhzhia region, the other document recognizes the Kherson region.

According to documents and decisions of the Russian President based on the general principles and standards of international law, acknowledging and affirming the principle of equality and self -determination of ethnic groups by the Charter of the United Nations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 7.

Referemators of Russia's merger took place in four areas of Ukraine, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia in the South and Donetsk, Lugansk in the East from September 23 to September 27.

Putin previously said that Moscow would support the decision to be made in these referendum.

The Kremlin Palace yesterday announced the signing ceremony of these 4 regions will take place at the Georgian hall of the Kremlin Palace at 15:00 on September 30 (19h Hanoi time) and the Russian President will make an important speech.

These four territories are 90,000 km2 wide, accounting for 15% of Ukraine and the population is estimated at 4 million, forming an important corridor on Russia to the Russian peninsula.

Donetsk and Lugansk are two provinces forming the Donbass region, eastern Ukraine.

Russia controlled most Kherson and 73% of Zaporizhzhia province in southern Ukraine since March.

The Kremlin said that the voting votes of the referendum has legal significance and also creates security effects, implies that Russia can use nuclear weapons to protect territorial integrity after.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called it a clown, and Western countries also considered referendums as staged.

US President Joe Biden said that the US would never recognize Russian sovereignty statements on Ukraine's sovereignty, after the Kremlin announced the merger time.

4 provinces of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson of Ukraine.

Promoting the plan of referendum to merge four Ukrainian areas into Russia could be the basis for Moscow to escalate military action with Kiev.