
The governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said that he is calm about the West’s refusal to recognize the Russian status of the region, emphasizing that the future of the region is determined locally.
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The State Duma ratified treaties on the admission of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions to Russia.
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The State Duma ratified international treaties on the admission of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions to Russia.
The governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said that he is calm about the West’s refusal to recognize the Russian status of the region.
SIMFEROPOL, October 3 – RIA Novosti. The governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said that he is calm about the West’s refusal to recognize the Russian status of the region.
On October 3, 2022, the State Duma ratified international treaties on the admission of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions to Russia and the formation of new entities.
“I have a calm attitude towards Western non-recognition. The future of the Kherson region is determined here, and not in the offices of Western capitals,” Saldo said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
According to the governor, the task is to make the region strong, develop the economy and find partners who are ready to work pragmatically.

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