Putin annexes Ukraine territories, defiant Kyiv vows to fight back


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Russian President Vladimir Putin staged a grand ceremony in Moscow on Friday to celebrate the annexation of four parts of Ukraine occupied by his army, while Kyiv pushed for expedited NATO membership. The event at the Kremlin – a turning point in post-Soviet history – came hours after shelling killed 30 people in Ukraine’s southern region of Zaporizhzhia in one of the worst attacks against civilians in months. Putin was defiant during his address to Russia’s political elite, telling the West that the internationally condemned manoeuver was irreversible and urging Ukraine to negotiate a surrender. “I want to say this...