Latest Ukraine updates: US calls Russian annexation a ‘land grab’
Ukraine news from September 29: Russia set to annex 15 percent of Ukrainian land after widely condemned referendums.
Published On 29 Sep 2022
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken denounces Russian-backed referendums in Ukraine as an attempted land grab that is illegal under international law.
- If Russia moves ahead with its plans to annex four Ukrainian regions, it would mark a “dangerous escalation” that would jeopardise the prospects for peace in the region, the United Nations secretary-general warns.
