Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, on Monday unanimously ratified four international treaties on the accession of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as the Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions to Russia.
The documents were signed in Moscow on September 30. The international treaties also stipulate the establishment of the new regions’ borders. The borders of the republics and regions will be defined by the borders of territories, which “existed on the day of their establishment and accession to Russia.” The international treaties outline that the borders adjacent to the territory of a foreign country will be Russia’s state border.
The documents also say two republics and two regions, which will keep their current names, will be created since the day of their accession to Russia. Their heads will get the status of governors.
