Russian President Vladimir Putin will formally move Friday to seize four Ukrainian regions by signing documents that the Kremlin is calling “accession treaties.”
Four regions
where staged
referendums
on joining Russia
were held
Area held
by Russia-
backed
separatists
since 2014
Annexed by Russia
in 2014
Control areas as of Sept. 28
Sources: Institute for the Study of War, AEI’s Critical Threats Project
Ukrainian reclaimed territory
through…