Lawmakers are expected to vote on the documents on Monday
President Vladimir Putin forwarded, on Sunday, treaties on the accession to Russia of four formerly Ukrainian regions to the State Duma for ratification. Voters in Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, and the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, overwhelmingly chose to join Russia in referendums, last week.
Earlier in the day, the four documents were approved by the Russian Constitutional Court. They must now be passed by both chambers of the Russian parliament, the State Duma and the Federation Council. Lawmakers are expected to vote on the treaties on Monday.
Putin has also provided Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his deputy Evgeny Ivanov with special powers for the period of accession of the new territories. The two officials have been designated special presidential envoys to the country’s parliament for this period, according to a new presidential decree.
The LPR and DPR declared independence from Ukraine shortly after the 2014 Maidan coup in Kiev and the civil war in the country’s east that followed it. Kherson Region and most of Zaporozhye have been under the control of the Russian military since March.
Russia sent troops into Ukraine on February 24, citing Kiev’s failure to implement the Minsk agreements, designed to give the regions of Donetsk and Lugansk special status within the Ukrainian state. The protocols, brokered by Germany and France, were first signed in 2014. Former Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko has since admitted that Kiev’s main goal was to use the ceasefire to buy time and “create powerful armed forces.”

In February 2022, the Kremlin recognized the Donbass republics as independent states and demanded that Ukraine officially declare itself a neutral country that will never join any Western military bloc. Kiev insists the Russian offensive was completely unprovoked.

US Delusional To Think Moscow Won't Defend Territory That Becomes Part Of Russia - Foreign Affairs
https://www.nairaland.com/7363512/us-delusional-think-moscow-wont

Charles Nene
LOL. for the past 7 months the western thugs have been trying to figure out whats Putin's end game in Ukraine. the fact that they couldnt figure out his endgame, that shows how dumb they are. the basics of warfare is to know what your enemy is thinking or at least how he thinks. maybe they must attend military schooling in Russia.

CensureIsEvil
Once these regions part of Russia, it will mean that Ukraine is DIRECTLY making war to Russia and the rules of combat will change radically then after.

Who-Benefits
I am looking forward to travel to this part of Russia!

Urfi Ruhi
Congratulations to respected Mr. Putin for the great victory and thanks a millions to help people of Kherson,Zaporozhye , Donetsk and Lugansk..... Well done, Long live Russia , God bless Mr. Putin.

Jane
Putin, they are disgusting here. You are right about everything. They are totally satanic.

Littleboots
Bravo President Putin, and his team of World class Diplomats and military.

armen838
Putin, The man with a plan for the irreversible march of the world to the new and higher world order. Have you got the message yet, locked in the past West?

KYM
BETTER LOOK OUT NATO and USA ... A new Set of Rules are just about to be engaged ... I would Think very Hard about attacking Russian Territory ... the Repercussions would be Devastating ... PAY BACK will HURT ...

02011977
Good. It's all official. Welcome home

anonime
That was quick, no time was wasted. This is one of the best strategic moves since the conflict started in 2014. The world is finally changing again for the better. Thank you, Russia,to make the world a better place ...again

yestems
The West call it an invation let's compare:

The West (NATO): Invades, Interfere, murder millions of civilians include childeren, destroy their lands, steal and overdrawn governments by coups.

Russia: Their military go in to protect and save lifes, re-build, bring peace, safety and prosperity!

Undeniable fact is that Russia is a great humanitarian country!

800lb
"When Americans are in your house, it can be difficult to stay alive, not to be robbed or raped. Only this is taught to us not by the recent past, but by all 300 years of American statehood. Indians of the North American continent, Koreans, Vietnamese, Iraqis, Panamanians, Yugoslavs, Libyans, Syrians and many other unfortunate people who were unlucky enough to see these uninvited guests at home will tell a lot about this.." Maria Zakharova

Russian Parliamentary Committee Okays Ratification of Accession Agreements of New Regions
The committee on constitutional legislation of the upper house of the Russian parliament on Monday gave a nod to the ratification of international treaties with the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, as well as the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, and recommended that the upper house approve the accession laws.

The Federation Council will consider the laws at a meeting on October 4.

God bless Mother Russia.

State Duma Unanimously Ratifies Treaties On New Regions’ Accession To Russia.
https://www.nairaland.com/7364403/state-duma-unanimously-ratifies-treaties