US Politics | Ukraine news latest: ‘More than 200,000’ flee Putin’s brutal regime as Russia plans annexation announcements tomorrow

MOSCOW will annex four Russia-occupied regions of Ukraine at a Kremlin ceremony tomorrow after Putin won so-called referendums. The Russian leader will claim victory in the Ukrainian regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia following sham referendums over recent days. Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov said: ...Tomorrow in the Georgian Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace at 15:00 (1200 GMT) a signing ceremony will take place on the incorporation of the new territories into Russia.... This comes as reports claim over 200,000 Russians have fled the country in just a week, following Putin's announcement of partial mobilisation.  According to CNN, 100,000 Russians have crossed into Kazakhstan, while another 54,000 and 66,000 have fled into Georgia and the EU respectively. Read our Ukraine-Russia live blog below for the latest updates...