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What did Putin announce before 1 October 2022?
Summary
A look back at two statements from Russia's president in the final days of September 2022, on annexation and on the Nord Stream gas leaks.
What was the picture on 1 October 2022, the day after Russia's president set out his claim to four regions? Two statements from Vladimir Putin, made in the preceding days, framed the moment.
On 30 September 2022, Putin announced in a speech that Russia had annexed four regions occupied during the conflict. The announcement was the central political event of that closing weekend of September, and it set the terms for what followed on 1 October.
A day earlier, on 29 September 2022, Putin addressed the Nord Stream gas leaks. He called them an "unprecedented act of international terrorism", as reported at the time. The leaks were part of what became known as the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage.
Taken together, the two statements show Moscow making claims on territory and on the interpretation of the pipeline damage within roughly 48 hours. By 1 October 2022, both remained part of the public record of that week.
