UN chief condemns Russian move to annex four Ukrainian regions
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The head of the UN has condemned Russia’s move to annex Ukraine’s occupied territories following what the West called ”sham” referendums.
”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,” Antonio Guterres told reporters at the UN headquarters.
”It stands against everything the international community is meant to stand for,” he said. “It is a dangerous escalation. It has no place in the modern world. It must not be accepted.”
The referendums have been widely condemned by the international community, with European nations and the US saying that they will not be recognized.
Guterres said any annexation of a state’s territory by another state resulting from the threat or use of force is a violation of the UN Charter and international law.
He urged Russia, one of the five permanent members of the Security Council, to respect the charter.
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