'Escalation of Tensions in No One’s Interest': India Refuses to Side With West Against Russia

From 23 to 27 September, the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, and the Russian-controlled parts of the Ukrainian regions of Zaporozhye and Kherson held referendums on joining Russia. On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his full support for incorporating the four districts into Russian and signed a decree to that effect.