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Russia's President Vladimir Putin sits behind a desk at the Kremlin, Moscow, October 4, 2022. /CFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday completed the formal absorption of the Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions into the Russian Federation as he signed documents passed back to him from parliament.
The federal constitutional laws have previously sailed through both chambers of the Russian parliament with unanimous votes after referendums were called in the four regions, the results of which showed over 90 percent of voters in each region voting in favor of joining the Russian Federation.
Kyiv and Western governments have rejected the votes, which they said breached international law.
On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree formally declaring the prospect of any talks with Putin "impossible," though he left the door open to talks with Russia.
In response, the Kremlin said talks need to be joined by both sides and that Russia was committed to achieving its aims through peaceful means before it launched its "special military operation."
For now, Russia can only wait for the current or the future Ukrainian president to change their position, it added.
Moscow is yet to formally designate the borders of the new regions. The Kremlin said on Monday consultations were ongoing regarding the borders of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
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