New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the decrees. These decrees will be instrumental in recognition of occupied Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Zaporizhia as "independent territories."
Moscow has already recognized LPR & DPR
Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) regions are already recognized as "independent territories" by Russia.
Decree is the last step towards annexation
This decree is understood to be the last intermediate step for tomorrow's annexation of the occupied regions to Russia.