Putin vows to rebuild occupied Ukraine as part of Russia
Oct 01, 2023
Moscow [Russia], October 1: On the first anniversary of Russia's annexation of the four Ukrainian regions of Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk and Luhansk, Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to rebuild the war-torn regions as part of Russia.
"Schools, hospitals, residential buildings and roads, museums and monuments" would be rebuilt and reconstructed, Putin said in a video message released by the Kremlin on Saturday.
All Russian regions were providing their "brotherly help" in the reconstruction effort, he added.
Putin, in violation of international law and following referendums widely derided internationally as fraudulent shams, signed agreements with the occupation leaders of the four regions on September 30, 2022, to become part of the Russian Federation.
Ukraine continues to fight a counteroffensive in hopes of liberating the territories from Russian occupation.
Source: Qatar Tribune
