According to the Global Network, citing Russian media reports, on September 30 local time, Russian President Putin had signed and ordered the recognition of the "independence" of Ukraine. This action also marks that Russia officially granted the "independent" status of Ukraine's

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report shows that Putin's order decided to recognize the "independence" of Khlsong and Zaporozen, and the order will take effect immediately. This is the same as Putin's previous order to recognize the formal "independence" of the two "People's Republics" of Donbass , and Lugansk . They first make these regions separate from Kiev . This is also one of the key steps in the three steps of the four Ukrainian states entering Russia. It is basically the same as the process when Crimea entered Russia in 2014. Crimea was originally a referendum first, then "independence", and then applied to join Russia, and then it was officially recognized by Russia.

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And like before, Putin's move was also very decisive and very quickly, and he was going to dismember Ukraine directly. The referendum in the four Ukrainian states was completed in less than a week. Kiev's reaction was not big. It is very likely that Zelensky had no time to react, because the Ukrainian army had just won a great victory in Kharkov , and after the fierce battle, it would definitely take a rest, so there were not many forces that could intervene. Russia obviously does not intend to give Ukraine too much time to breathe, and now it will complete the operation to annex the four Ukrainian states.

According to Putin's press secretary Peskov, on the 30th local time, the Kremlin will hold an event as planned. This may be the last step to recognize the entry of Ukrainian states into Russia. As long as Putin signs a decree and recognizes the entry of Ukrainian states into Russia, the situation will basically be frozen. After Crimea entered Russia, Russia stationed a large number of troops on this peninsula, which also caused the Ukrainian army to lose the opportunity to attack. Now that Ukrainian states have entered Russia, Russia can mobilize more forces to enter these areas, and the Ukrainian army's offensive will inevitably be curbed by force.

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From the perspective of geographic location, the four Ukrainian states entering Russia are very critical, because these states are all strategic core areas of Ukraine. They are not only close to Russia, but also surround the Azov Sea , with multiple important sea outlets. If these states are lost, Ukraine will only have sea outlets in the direction of Odessa . From the perspective of economic development, these states are also important, because these areas are either energy-intensive areas, grain-producing areas, or port cities gathering places. It can be said that if Ukraine loses these states, it will inevitably be severely damaged in its economy, and the economic benefits that Russia can obtain will be very considerable.

Moreover, for Russia, although it is a pity that it cannot defeat Kiev, if it can firmly control the four Ukrainian states that are close to it, then there is no failure. Putin's order to launch a military operation will naturally lead to fruition. No matter how Western countries promote Ukraine, as long as Russia controls the "new territory", Moscow can declare its success in its actions.