On October 3rd The State Duma has unanimously ratified the treaties on the accession of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), as well as Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions, to the Russian Federation. All four voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining Russia in the referenda held between September 23 and 27.
Germany's permanent representative to NATO has explained that the US-led bloc is not obliged to offer direct military assistance to Ukraine. Ruediger Koenig added that its members want to avoid a major war. He was speaking to Dein Spiegel, the.
Mr Johnson painted a bleak picture of the Russian despot s intentions, saying Putin wants to double down and to try to Groznyfy the great cities of Ukraine .