UN Secretary General Guterres: the entry into Russia of new territories will not have legal force Putin previously stressed that Russia will support their results and will not hand over “close people to be torn to pieces” 673w” media=”(max-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2), (max-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)” >
The entry of the DPR and LPR, as well as the territories of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions controlled by Russian troops into Russia will not have legal force and “deserves condemnation”, said UN Secretary General António Guterres.
According to him, Russia, as one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, “bears a special responsibility for the observance of the charter”; this organization. “Any annexation of the territory of a state by another state as a result of the threat or use of force is a violation of the principles of the UN Charter and international law,” said Guterres.
He noted that the UN took an unequivocal position on the past referendums. “We are fully committed to the sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders and in accordance with UN resolutions,” — said the Secretary General.
He added that the referendums in the territories lost by Ukraine were held “under the conditions of the ongoing armed conflict”; and “outside the Ukrainian legal and constitutional framework.” “They cannot be called a real expression of the people's will,” — Guterres emphasized.
Referendums in the DPR, LPR, as well as in the territories of the Kherson region and the Zaporozhye region of Ukraine controlled by Russian troops were held from September 23 to 27.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow would support the results of the vote. “We cannot, we have no moral right to hand over people close to us to be torn to pieces by executioners. <…> We will support the decision about their future, which will be made by the majority of residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions, — he said in an address to the Russians.
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Putin will sign the treaties on the inclusion of new territories into Russia on September 30th. On the same day, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will hold an urgent meeting of the country's National Security Council. Kyiv considers the past referendums illegal and accuses Moscow of attempting annexation. Western countries, including the European Union and the United States, also refused to recognize the past votes and began to prepare new sanctions.
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