Russia organizes the agreement A ceremony on Friday to unite the four occupied territories of Ukraine annexed in the Kremlin, Moscow’s president Vladimir Putinspokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

“Tomorrow in the Georgian Hall of the Grand Palace of the Kremlin at 3:00 p.m [1200 GMT] A signing ceremony will be held for the annexation of new territories to Russia,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, according to Al Jazeera.

He added that Putin will make a speech on this occasion.

A referendum organized by Russian authorities to annex the occupied territories of Ukraine was largely considered a “scam” and has been widely criticized by several countries.

Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz Germany said that Germany will never accept the results of “scams” in the occupied territories of Ukraine to join Russia.

According to Al Jazeera, Scholz made these remarks in a conversation with the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. Scholz confirmed Germany’s position, saying that the country’s support for Ukraine remains unwavering.

At the same time, Canada also announced that they do not recognize Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories. “Canada does not and will never recognize the results of these sham referendums or Russia’s attempt to illegally annex Ukrainian territories,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement.

Serbia also does not recognize the results of referendums in four regions of Ukraine, which are partially occupied by Russian forces, the president Aleksandar Vucic has said according to the portal.

“Serbia… does not recognize it [referendums] because it complies with international law, the United Nations Charter and UN resolutions,” Vucic said, as quoted by Al Jazeera.

Meanwhile, Russian President Putin signed a decree on Thursday authorizing the government to ban some Western trucks from crossing Russian territory.

According to Al Jazeera, the ban, which applies to vehicles carrying goods, comes into effect immediately and applies to countries that have similar restrictions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

On Wednesday, the EU Commission proposed a new package of sanctions against Russia related to the escalation in Ukraine, which includes “a new list of individuals and entities and new trade bans on Russian products that will deprive the country’s economy of 7 billion euros in revenue.”

The new sanctions were announced at the press conference of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. “Russia has escalated its aggression against Ukraine to a new level and we are determined to make the Kremlin pay the price for this escalation,” he tweeted, citing the sanctions as “more products that cannot be exported to Russia, especially key technologies.” needed for its war machine.”

Von der Leyen proposed a new package of “biting sanctions” against Russia, saying that Russia should not benefit from European brainpower and expertise. The EU Commission proposed “additional bans on the provision of European services”, which include “banning EU citizens from the management bodies of Russian state-owned companies”.

In addition, he said that there must be a legal basis for the oil price ceiling. “Some developing countries still need Russian oil supplies at low prices. This cap will help reduce Russian revenues and keep global energy markets stable.”

“We are stepping up our efforts to combat sanctions evasion. That is why we are adding a new category to list individuals if they are evading our sanctions. This will have a major deterrent effect,” he tweeted.

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Source: ANI