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UN condemns Russia's plan to annex four regions at a grand ceremony

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A Russian recruit speaks to his son prior to take a train at a railway station in Prudboi, Volgograd region of Russia, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Source: AP / AP

Russia plans to annex four regions of Ukraine at a grand ceremony in Moscow tonight The Secretary General of the United Nations says if it goes ahead, it would mark a "dangerous escalation" that would jeopardise prospects of peace in the region.



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