Putin approves ratification of treaties to admit new regions to Russia – Syrian Arab News Agency

 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed four laws ratifying the treaties on the accession of the Donetsk and the Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as the Kherson and the Zaporozhye Regions to Russia.

The treaties were signed in Moscow on September 30. They stipulate the establishment of the new regions’ borders. The borders of the republics and the regions will be defined by the borders of territories, which “existed on the day of their establishment and accession to Russia,” the document reads.

Until the heads of the new regions are elected according to Russian law, they will be governed by acting heads, who will be appointed by Putin. Regional parliamentary elections will be held on the Single Voting Day in September, 2023.