Ukraine news latest: Finland shuts off border to Russian tourists as Kremlin to annex four occupied areas tomorrow

MOSCOW will annex four Russia-occupied regions of Ukraine at a Kremlin ceremony tomorrow after Putin won so-called referendums. The Russian leader will claim victory in the Ukrainian regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia following sham referendums over recent days. Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov said: “Tomorrow in the Georgian Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace at 15:00 (1200 GMT) a signing ceremony will take place on the incorporation of the new territories into Russia.” It comes as European countries will ramp up security around pipelines after the suspected sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2. World leaders have suggested the damage between Russia and Germany was deliberate, however Russia have not been blamed directly. Read our Ukraine-Russia live blog below for the latest updates…