Russian President Putin has annexed four occupied territories in Ukraine after a referendum. However, “victory” in the occupied regions is likely to cost Putin billions as the West prepares to slap more sanctions on Moscow. Putin’s 2014 decision to annex...

"There will be a number of referenda and they [Russia] have introduced concepts of mobilisation and martial law." Putin has put measures in place to manage Ukraine’s counter offence, former senior British Military advisor Major General Chip Chapman explai...