Russia-Ukraine War, live | The Russian Senate ratifies the annexation treaties of the four Ukrainian regions

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The Russian Senate addresses today, Tuesday, the ratification of international annexation treaties signed by the Russian Federation with the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia. The plenary session of the upper house of the Russian Parliament will begin at 10:00 local time (07:00 GMT), according to the website of the Federation Council (Senate).

Thus, will conclude the legal process of approval of the treaties in the absence of the promulgation of the corresponding federal law at the hands of the president, Vladimir Putin. On Monday the treaties were ratified unanimously by the Duma or Chamber of Deputies, where there was not even a debate on the matter.

“This process is the logical continuation of the unification of the Russian lands that began in 2014 with the return to Russia of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol“said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who was in charge of presenting the projects.

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The ratification treaties, which this Sunday received the approval of the Constitutional Court, They establish that the official language in the new regions of this country will be Russian, although the use of Ukrainian will be allowed, and the national currency, the ruble. Both the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics and the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions will keep their name as new entities of the Russian Federation.

According to experts, the annexation of those territories partially occupied by the Russian Army will demand the reform of the Constitution, already amended two years ago in a controversial referendum so that Putin can remain in power until 2036. Then a clause was also introduced that prohibits the head of state from ceding to another country territories belonging to the Russian state.

The annexation will force to amend article 65 of the Magna Carta, which includes 85 federal entities, which will now be 89.