Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, addressing the participants of the 10th congress of Russian judges, called for the integration of the legal systems of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk (both in the east), Kherson and Zaporizhia (in the south), annexed in September.

“According to the results of referendums and the implementation of the will of millions of people, four new regions were included in Russia: Donetsk and Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson. It is planned to create federal courts in these territories,” Putin addressed the congress delegates, reports Agerpres.

“At the Supreme Court, together with other bodies of the legal community, there is a lot of work ahead to form new courts and to integrate them into the Russian legal system as soon as possible,” he said.

This is a large volume of work, related not only to the selection of the composition of the courts, including judges and officials, but also to the construction of new headquarters, technical and material support to ensure the functioning of the courts, the President of Russia said. also claimed.

“And this must be done as soon as possible so that citizens living in these territories are guaranteed their constitutional right to legal protection. I am sure that the courts will be able to fulfill this task,” Putin added.

In September, the pro-Russian leaders of these four Ukrainian regions formally appealed to Vladimir Putin to include the respective territories in the Russian Federation after the so-called annexation referendums, which Kiev and, in fact, the entire country, called a “hoax”. international community.

Putin officially formalized the annexation of four Ukrainian regions by signing “alliance treaties” with Russia on September 30.

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