president biden has warned russia that it will not get away with seizing its neighbour s land by force after vladimir putin announced the annexation of four occupied regions of ukraine. it s the biggest seizure of territory in europe since the second world war. in a signing ceremony at the kremlin, mr putin declared that donetsk, luhansk, zaporizhzhia and kherson are now part of russia. in response, ukraine has formally applied to join nato. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. vladimir vladimirovich putin. what he was about to do had sparked international condemnation, but vladimir putin didn t care. in the kremlin, he announced the annexation of 15% of ukrainian land. in the audience, kremlin appointed officials from those territories occupied by russia. translation: i want the kyiv authorities and their real- masters in the west to hear me, so that they remember this forever. people in luhansk and donetsk, kherson and zaporizhzhia are becoming our citizens forever. d
president biden has warned russia that it will not get away with seizing its neighbour s land by force after vladimir putin announced the annexation of four occupied regions of ukraine. it s the biggest seizure of territory in europe since the second world war. in a signing ceremony at the kremlin, mr putin declared that donetsk, luhansk, zaporizhzhia and kherson are now part of russia. in response, ukraine has formally applied to join nato. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. vladimir vladimirovich putin. what he was about to do had sparked international condemnation, but vladimir putin didn t care. in the kremlin, he announced the annexation of 15% of ukrainian land. in the audience, kremlin appointed officials from those territories
from any kind of ukrainian attack, ukrainian attack which of course is fuelled by us and other nato weapons. so, he has really raised the stakes here and he has also made it impossible, really, for there to be any negotiation because clearly, the ukrainians can t accept this kind of sham referendum and the annexation of what our ukrainian territories. of what our ukrainian territories. ., , ., ~ territories. but do you think there is no territories. but do you think there is no room territories. but do you think there is no room for- territories. but do you think. there is no room for dialogue, then, now? we heard today president the lenski saying he will not talk to putin, isn t hey? he said it would need to be another president in russia. i think there is no room in dialogue because the russians have made clear they are willing to sit down and putin even so that today, if they surrender and exit the commissions are no ukrainian power like a believer who was to remain in power
to take cover. another russian missile is in the air and the fear is what s called a double tap hitting the same place twice. this close to the front line, the threat is always there. another russian annexation of ukrainian territory has been met with a now typical kyiv response. translation: the entire territory of our country i will be liberated from this enemy. the enemy of not only ukraine but also of life itself, humanity, law and truth. russia already knows this, it feels our power. when you think about what this place was used for, along with that enormous crater, all of those point to a very deliberate targeted strike. the reasons for it are not clear, as ever, but the devastation is plain to see. ukraine says it is once again applying tojoin nato.
welcome to bbc news. i m lucy grey. our top stories: international outcry as president putin declares that four areas of ukraine, seized illegally, are now russian. it came after a lavish signing ceremony at the kremlin, where russia formally annexed 15% of ukrainian territory. translation: people in donetsk, luhansk, and zaporizhzhia - are becoming our citizens, forever. hurricane ian strikes south carolina, residents in three states are warned of life threatening floods. and police investigating the murders of a schoolboy by serial killers in the 1960s begin a new dig.