According to international media, this morning Vladimir Putin is to address the Russian people in a televised address that can be broadcast live from 9 am. Originally announced for Tuesday evening, the speech has been “moved” to Wednesday at 8:00, according to the latest version, it will start at 9:00.

It is unclear exactly what Vladimir Putin will announce on Wednesday, his first intervention since the February 24 invasion of Ukraine. Some say that he may announce a general mobilization in Russia, others believe that he will mean the occupied territories that he wants to annex to Russia.

We will remind that the separatist authorities in the occupied regions of Luhansk region, Donetsk, Kherson region and Zaporizhzhia announced referendums on joining Russia, which immediately received a positive reaction from Moscow. The two so-called people’s republics of Donbas and Kherson also announced the voting period – from September 23 to 27.

Ukraine rejected Moscow’s plans, and the US condemned the referendums as “fakes”

Two more major public speeches will be held today: US President Joe Biden will speak at the UN General Assembly about Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi will also speak at the UN General Assembly, being the only leader allowed to speak. through video intervention.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has suggested that Russia should pay reparations to Ukraine after the war ends, using its oil and gas reserves to “reward” the war-torn nation.