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In his Kremlin speech announcing the illegal annexations, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that four occupied regions of Ukraine would be a part of Russia "forever." Responding to Putin's speech on CNN are Matthew Chance and Nick Paton Walsh.

According to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense on Saturday, Russian troops have left the eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman to avoid being surrounded by Ukrainian forces.

Four regions of Ukraine that are under the control of Russian forces have been annexed, according to President Putin. Since the Second World War, it was Europe's largest territorial takeover. The declaration by the Russian president comes after sham referendums that were held in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, and Donetsk and were denounced by the international community. Putin warned the West that he would defend the region using all available means. In response, Ukraine stated that the process for submitting an application to join NATO should be sped up. New sanctions against Russia were announced by the United States.

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