Go to the media bankMOSCOW, Oct 6 Admission of new regions to the Russian Federation took place in strict accordance with international law, said Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of United Russia and deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. He congratulated the Russians on a historic event — the entry of four new subjects into Russia. jpg» />Yesterday, 13:27 Peskov answered the question about the borders of the new regions»The adoption of new regions took place in strict accordance with international law, I want to say this again, on the basis of the UN Charter and the resolution of the UN General Assembly, which directly refers to the right of peoples on self-determination,» he said at the party's general council. Medvedev stressed that «people freely, without any pressure, made their choice, determined in which country and how they want to live.» Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke in the Kremlin on September 30 following the results of the referendum minds in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, after which he signed agreements with their heads on the adoption of the regions into Russia. On Wednesday, Putin signed federal laws ratifying the admission of these regions to the Russian Federation.
