The vote 'is a powerful demonstration of the international community’s widespread condemnation of Russia’s outrageous, illegal' actions, the UK Foreign Secretary said
. Russia previously used a referendum as a pretext for the annexation of Crimea in 2014.
It also demands that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.” “This is an important show of international unity against an aggressor that seeks to destabilise the international norms that protect us all. In the face of President Putin’s unprovoked aggression, 143 nations across the globe have come together in defence of the UN Charter and in solidarity with Ukraine.
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