![]() ![]() Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Thursday the referendums in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia don’t reflect the will of the people and are an illegitimate spectacle carried out by Russia’s “proxies” in violation of international law.īlinken said the referendums on joining Russia are “an affront to the principles of international peace and security” and accused Moscow of compelling Ukrainian citizens who didn’t flee to “cast ballots at gunpoint, in fear of their safety and the safety of their loved ones.” top diplomat says Washington will never recognize Russia’s planned annexation of Ukrainian territory or the legitimacy of the Moscow-orchestrated referendums that amount to a “further attempt at a land grab.” Russia has put Montenegro and most other European nations on its list of “enemy states” for acting against Kremlin’s interests. It has also joined Western sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Montenegro was once considered a strong Russian ally, but in 2017 it joined NATO over strong opposition from Moscow. In a short statement published on Twitter, the ministry said the diplomats were asked to leave over “breaches of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.” It did not elaborate. PODGORICA, Montenegro - Montenegro ordered six Russian diplomats to leave the country, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Agency: joining NATO makes Finland target for Russian ops Ukrainian activist among winners of 'Alternative Nobel' ![]() Finland to ban entry to Russian tourists starting midnight Moscow tries to draft fleeing Russian men at the borders Europe ramps up energy security after suspected sabotage US: Focus new Russia sanctions on oil revenue, arms supplies Hundreds of kids from east Ukraine stranded in Russian camps Kremlin will annex 4 regions of Ukraine on Friday charter.”īiden commented a day after his administration said it has concluded that Moscow falsified results of the referendums and forced people to cast ballots under duress. He called the hastily arranged election a “flagrant, flagrant violation of the U.N. The results were manufactured in Moscow.” Speaking Thursday to Pacific island leaders in Washington, Biden said: “The so-called referenda was a sham, an absolute sham. KIYV, Ukraine - (AP) - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is denouncing the referendums underpinning Russia’s planned annexation of four Ukrainian regions as a “sham” and vows that the United States will never recognize the land as Russian territory. ![]()
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