Borrell: Russia's "elections" in the occupied territories violated Ukraine's sovereignty
Kyiv • UNN
The Russian "elections" held in the occupied Ukrainian territories violated Ukraine's sovereignty. They were based on repression and intimidation, Borrell said.
The head of the European Union's diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that the "elections" of the Russian president held in the occupied Ukrainian territories violate Ukraine's sovereignty. This was reported by UNN with reference to Sky News.
Speaking before a meeting of EU foreign ministers today, Josep Borrell said the elections were not free or fair and were "based on repression and intimidation.
He pointed out that the so-called "elections" held in the TOT violated Ukrainian sovereignty.
According to him, today, on March 18, all 27 EU members will publish a joint statement on this issue.
Ukraine, 56 other countries and the European Union condemned the illegally organized voting in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine during the presidential election.
