Putin, at a spectacular ceremony, annexes four seized Ukrainian territories by signing an agreement

At a solemn ceremony held in the Kremlin on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties formally incorporating four Russian-occupied Ukrainian regions: Donetsk, Kherson, Lugansk, and Zaporizhzhia. Following discredited referendums in Russian-occupied regions, which were deemed a "sham" by the international community, the ceremony took place.

During an address to hundreds of dignitaries in the Kremlin's St. ....