EN: Vladimir Putin Officially Annexes Four Ukrainian Regions at Ceremony in Moscow

ENGLISH SUBTITLES: Vladimir Putin Officially Annexes Four Ukrainian Regions at Ceremony in Moscow

Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, called for peace talks with Kyiv as he announced the formal annexation of four Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson on Friday, September 30, 2022.

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00:32 - Opening Remarks on the Referendums

09:23 - Russia as a defender against the existential threats of the West

20:19 - Comments on Western-led impositions of democracy and freedom

24:08 - Comments on the sabotage of Nordstream Pipeline

27:51 - Comments on the effects of sanctions in Europe

31:07 - Russia as a defender against Western-led culture wars

33:06 - The End of American Unipolarism

34:11 - Concluding comments and signing ceremony