Putin Illegally Annexes Four Ukrainian Regions Amid International Condemnation
“Any decision to proceed with the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine would have no legal value and deserves to be condemned…It is a dangerous escalation. It has no place in the modern world. It must not be accepted.” UN Secretary-General António GuterresLast week, Moscow-installed officials orchestrated a referendum in the occupied Ukrainian territories that have largely been decried as a sham.
of people crossing the land border, while flights to countries like Turkey, Armenia, Serbia and the UAE are sold out for several days.
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