UK intelligence: Putin may announce annexation, but it won't have desired effect in Russia

President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to address both houses of the Russian parliament on September 30.

There is a realistic possibility that Putin will use his address to formally announce the accession of the occupied regions of Ukraine to the Russian Federation. The referendums currently underway within these territories are scheduled to conclude on September 27.

Caliber.Az reports referring to the Intelligence Update published by the UK Ministry of Defence on September 27.

Russia’s leaders almost certainly hope that any accession announcement will be seen as a vindication of the "special military operation" and will consolidate patriotic support for the conflict.

This aspiration will likely be undermined by the increasing domestic awareness of Russia’s recent battlefield sets-backs and significant unease about the partial mobilisation announced last week.

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 27 September 2022

Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/xG1CgXqeKM

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