Updated On: 01 October, 2023 08:07 AM IST | Kyiv | Agencies
Moscow marks first anniversary since annexure of four Ukrainian regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on a screen set at Red Square as he addressed a rally and a concert marking the annexation of the four regions, in central Moscow on September 30, 2022. File pic/Getty Images
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday insisted that the residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed a year ago “made their choice, to be with their Fatherland.”
In an address released in the early hours to mark the first anniversary of the annexation, Putin insisted that it was carried out “in full accordance with international norms.”