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Britain expects Putin to announce annexation of eastern Ukraine territories on Friday

MADRID, 27 Sep.

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Britain expects Putin to announce annexation of eastern Ukraine territories on Friday

MADRID, 27 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The British intelligence services consider that there is "a realistic possibility" that Russian President Vladimir Putin will announce on Friday the formal annexation of the territories of eastern Ukraine where referendums are being held during these days.

Putin plans to address both houses of Parliament that day, so London hopes that he will take advantage of the occasion to formalize an announcement that, as the Kremlin has already advanced, would be quick once the results of the consultations that conclude this Tuesday are known.

British military intelligence predicts that the annexation will serve Putin to justify his military offensive and try to "consolidate patriotic support" for the cause, after the latest defeats on the battlefield and the apparent social unrest derived from the call-up of reservists.

The Ukrainian authorities and Western governments do not grant any validity to the referendums started on September 23 in the areas of Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhia under the control of Russian forces and, in fact, blocs such as the European Union have threatened to impose more sanctions if Moscow goes ahead with its expansionist plans.