“We reject this mockery of democracy”

“The announced so-called ‘referenda’ in Ukrainian territories that are occupied by Russian forces is the ongoing violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity,” stated Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić.

“Such ‘referenda,’ held at gunpoint by occupying forces and in disrespect of basic democratic principles, can neither be accepted nor recognized,” she added.

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