aljazeera.com (2022-09-30). Putin's speech on annexation: What exactly did he say?

news.yahoo.com (2022-09-30). Ukraine Latest: Putin Says Annex of Four Regions Is 'Forever'

hindustantimes.com (2022-09-30). 'Our citizens forever': Russia's Putin declares annexation of four parts of Ukraine

theguardian.com (2022-09-30). Putin signs decrees paving way for annexing Ukraine territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia

Caution. News "reports" from the MSM are often snide, crude, and disingenuous. They typically conceal known facts and history and are orchestrated as an extremely one-sided single voice and point of view that favors a belligerent war economy. Please reference with discretion.