UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, along with several countries including the U.K., the U.S., and Canada, condemned Russia's attempts to hold so-called presidential elections in the occupied territories of Ukraine, including Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Crimea. These actions, described as futile attempts with no legitimate basis, were denounced at the UN Security Council meeting, notably by Japan, and are considered an illegal vote with no validity under international law, representing an attempted illegal annexation of parts of Ukraine. The international community's stance is unified under the banner #StandWithUkraine.
⚡️ Several countries, including the U.K., the U.S., and Canada, issued public statements denouncing Russia holding an illegal vote in the occupied territories of Ukraine. https://t.co/gJLkcLpCmS
Russia has no legitimate basis to hold elections on the sovereign Ukrainian territory of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea. These areas are a part of Ukraine. #StandWithUkraine https://t.co/gXrh6AX3Yb
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns "Russian efforts to conduct its presidential election in occupied areas of Ukraine." "The attempted illegal annexation of regions of Ukraine has no validity under international law." https://t.co/tE6DHh3HFX
At #UNSC mtg on #Ukraine, #Japan condemns Russia’s Presidential elections in the occupied territories of Ukraine &states history will show futile attempts by Russia to establish sense of normalcy or legitimacy are doomed to fail #StandWithUkraine #JPNPres https://t.co/uOSGLJC3yj https://t.co/oIRGo6uQRK
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned Russia's attempts to hold so-called presidential elections in the occupied territories of Ukraine. https://t.co/h1JeFxBc45