Great Britain strongly condemned the holding of “elections” for the President of the Russian Federation in the time-hour occupied territories of Ukraine and called them illegal.
This is reported by RBC-Ukraine following the application of the permanent representative of Great Britain to the OSCE, Neil Holland.
At the hour of the meeting of the Post for the organization of the Week on Thursday, the 14th of February, the diplomat guessed that Russia’s aggression had begun in 2014, since it illegally annexed Crimea. Now, according to him, Russia is tempting to acquire new territories as a result of its large-scale invasion, two fates of that.
“The regions of Ukraine, as they are determined and annexed, have decided that Russia will hold its presidential elections against the will of the Ukrainian people. Another blatant attempt by Russia to create the appearance of legitimacy of its illegal presence in Ukraine. And yet another violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine “, the principles that were fundamental to the Helsinki Final Act, which Russia tore to pieces,” said Holland.
He also noted that Great Britain strongly blames Russia for holding the presidential elections in Ukraine, which is super study international law , zokrema UN Statute. I emphasized that “the so-called “elections” on the sovereign territory of Ukraine are illegal.”
“Russia does not have the usual legal bases for such actions on the territory of Ukraine. (…) We do not know the results of the usual fictitious referendums and elections. Donetsk, Kherson, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhya and Crimea and parts of Ukraine. Conducting fictitious elections fights in these regions cannot change this fact “, – indicating the representative of Great Britain at the OSCE.
Elections in Russia
In the Russian Federation, the “elections” of the president last three days – from 15 to 17 February 2024. On the 8th, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin officially announced his intention to change his mind again.
British intelligence reported that the Russian Federation will increase pressure on civilians through pre-Russian “elections” of the president in the rapidly occupied territories.
In the Service The security forces of Ukraine spoke about how to pass pseudo-elections under occupation. The Head Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has indicated that the results of the “elections” are already known to the Kremlin.
For more details about the pseudo-elections in the occupation, read the materials of RBC-Ukraine “Elections” under the muzzle of a machine gun. How Ukrainians in the occupation are hesitant to vote for Putin.”
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