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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, centre, talks to Deputy head of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, right, and secretary of the United Russia Party's General Council Andrey Turchak after a ceremony of signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Chechnya's regional President Ramzan Kadyrov talks to Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of the Rossiya Segodnya media group and the RT broadcaster, after a ceremony of signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu talks to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Deputy head of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev after a ceremony of signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin and DPR head Denis Pushilin react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin leaves after a ceremony of signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin and DPR head Denis Pushilin leave after a ceremony of signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik applaud after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik applaud after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Honor guards are seen during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik are seen after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik react after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik are seen after signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik and DPR head Denis Pushilin attend a ceremony of signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik and DPR head Denis Pushilin attend a ceremony of signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia. From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik and DPR head Denis Pushilin.


Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin signs documents during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik and DPR head Denis Pushilin attend a ceremony of signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin signs documents during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik and DPR head Denis Pushilin attend a ceremony of signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik and DPR head Denis Pushilin attend a ceremony of signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik and DPR head Denis Pushilin attend a ceremony of signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik and DPR head Denis Pushilin attend a ceremony of signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of signing the agreements that formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia. From left, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik and DPR head Denis Pushilin.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Attendees applaud during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, is centre left. From right, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik and DPR head Denis Pushilin.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Attendees applaud during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, is in the centre.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Attendees applaud during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, is in the centre.


Attendees stand during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko wait before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Attendees wait before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu waits before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu waits before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, shakes hands with Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, right, before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia. Others from left, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik.


Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin waits before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov wait before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik, Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky and Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo wait before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia. Others from left, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik.


Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu waits before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov wait before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov waits before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Chechnya's regional President Ramzan Kadyrov, Kherson region head Vladimir Saldo and Head of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) Leonid Slutsky wait before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Zaporizhzhia region head Yevgeny Balitsky, Chechnya's regional President Ramzan Kadyrov and Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin wait before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From left, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko and Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin wait before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Chechnya's regional President Ramzan Kadyrov waits before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov waits before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From right, Chechnya's regional President Ramzan Kadyrov, Russian State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov and of Chechen Parliament Chairman Magomed Daudov wait before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Saveliev waits before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, right, and Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov wait before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


From right, Presidential Aide Maxim Oreshkin, Science and Higher Education Minister Valery Falkov and Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov arrive for a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia. Others from left, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik.


From right, Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov arrive for a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia. Others from left, DPR head Denis Pushilin and LPR head Leonid Pasechnik.


Justice Minister Konstantin Chuichenko waits before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksenov waits before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Head of the Russian Orthodox Old Believers Church metropolitan Kornily waits before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Head of the Russian Orthodox Old Believers Church metropolitan Kornily waits before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov waits before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Commander of Donetsk People's Republic reconnaissance battalion Sparta Artem Zhoga waits before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov waits before a ceremony of signing the agreements that will formally reunite Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) with Russia at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.

