Russian Central Election Commission approves holding presidential elections in the occupied territories of Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
Russia's Central Election Commission has authorized presidential elections in the occupied territories of Ukraine on March 15-17, which Ukraine considers illegal.
The Russian Central Election Commission has officially decided to hold the presidential election in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. The so-called "elections" in the TOT will be held from March 15 to 17. This is reported by the Russian media, UNN writes.
Details
The CEC has officially decided to hold the presidential election in the new regions where martial law has been introduced
Russia wants to organize voting in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine: The Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
Addendum
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine calls on the world to condemn Russia's planned presidential elections in the occupied Ukrainian territories and to impose sanctions on those involved. The ministry emphasizes that the elections violate international law and will be recognized as invalid.
To recap,
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy statedthat after the presidential election in Russia, where Vladimir Putin's "victory" is highly probable, the game will be on the side of Western leaders - to recognize the results of the election in Russia or not. But the illegitimacy of President Putin may be a turning point.
