Vladimir Putin signs papers to annex four Ukrainian provinces.

Vladimir Putin signs papers to annex four Ukrainian provinces.

Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes in Ukraine, declaring that Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson are part of Russia.

Russian forces do not control the territories however, and the move has not been declared legal or recognised by the global community.

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