The United States condemns the fake elections held by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories and will never recognize their legitimacy or results, reaffirming its position that Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson regions and Crimea are part of sovereign Ukraine.
The United States condemns Russia’s attempts to undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence through sham elections held by Russia in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories. This was stated at a briefing by US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, UNN reports with reference to Voice of America.
“The United States will never recognize the legitimacy or results of the sham presidential election that Russia is holding on the territory of sovereign Ukraine. We recognize that Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Crimea are Ukraine,” the official said.
Earlier, NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said Ukraine will not recognize the Russian presidential election, as “there have been no elections in the country for a long time.”
For the record, “presidential elections” are underway in Russia. “Elections” are taking place in the annexed Crimea and the occupied territories of eastern Ukraine. Kyiv called on Ukrainians who live in the temporarily occupied territories or are forced to stay on the territory of the Russian Federation “not to take part in the ‘pseudo-election’ of the President of the Russian Federation.”
