Russia to formally annex huge areas of Ukraine tomorrow after Putin's sham referendum

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Ukraine tomorrow.Annexation of four areas of Ukraine comes following a series of sham elections in occupied parts of the country.Four separate areas of Ukraine took part in Vladimir Putin's sham elections, with results showing that the four regions have voted to join Russia.READ MORE: Brits still in Russia told 'get out now or risk Putin sending you to fight in Ukraine'Russia-installed elections took place in the Zaporizhia region, where 93% of the ballot was shown to be in favour of joining Russia, while 87% of the ballots in southern Kherson also favoured the unification with Russia.Luhansk and Donetsk were also polled and were shown to have collected 98% and 99% of the votes in favour of Russian annexation respectively.Western politicians including British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly have rubbished the results of the elections, labelling them "sham" referendums.Putin is said to be preparing a signing ceremony in Moscow tomorrow to mark Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia as official parts of Russia.The Russian despot will also deliver a major speech on Friday following the signing ceremony inside of the Kremlin, where he will meet with Moscow-appointed administrators of the Ukrainian regions.

Finland's Foreign Minister has since announced the country will close the border to Russian tourists from tomorrow.International leaders have ridiculed the legitimacy of the votes, but there are fears over Putin claiming that Russia is under direct attack if or when Ukrainian forces launch military operations in the area.The news comes as Daily Star report Putin may have set traps to "capture" thousands of men hoping to flee Russia's mobilisation efforts.Thousands of Russians were seen attempting to leave the country.