Kremlin to annex more Ukraine territories at ceremony Friday
Russian President threatened he could use nuclear weapons
30 September, 09:03Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the annexation of the four areas would be formalised at the ceremony and that Putin would deliver a "major" speech. The Russian leader himself then blamed the war in Ukraine on the West and said simmering conflicts in the former Soviet Union were the result of its collapse. (ANSA-AFP).