Russia may annex occupied territories on 30 September 

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — SATURDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2022, 20:38

Russia may announce the "accession" of the occupied areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts on 30 September.

Source: Russian propaganda agencies TASS and RIA Novosti, with reference to sources

Details: A source in the State Duma told TASS that the so-called procedure for the accession of the occupied territories to Russia may take place on 30 September.

Draft laws on the accession of the occupied territories to the Russian Federation may be submitted to the State Duma on the evening of 28 September, the source said. According to the source, the draft laws may be considered at an extraordinary meeting on 29 September.

RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the Russian parliament, that Russian President Vladimir Putin may deliver an address to the Federal Assembly on 30 September.

"There will be a ceremonial event on 30 September," the source said, noting that it can be assumed from the level of the event’s organisation that the leader will be present at it. The source did not rule out that the president would deliver an address to the Federal Assembly on this day.

In addition, the source told RIA Novosti that the Federation Council [or Senate, the upper house of Russia’s parliament] may consider the agreement and the law on the so-called "accession of new [federal] subjects to Russia" on 29 September.

Background: Earlier, the Russian media outlet Verstka reported that Putin will address the Federal Assembly on 30 September by analogy with 2014, when Russia illegally annexed Crimea.

This means that members of parliament and senators are likely to assemble in the Kremlin’s St George Hall, where Putin will inform them of the results of the sham referendums held in the occupied territories. This will be followed by the signing of an "agreement" on the "accession" of those territories. Alternatively, Putin may go to the State Duma.

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