Referenda in Russian-controlled Ukraine ‘cannot be regarded as legal’: UN political affairs chief |
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 27, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also briefed ambassadors, blasting the “sham referenda”, though Russia objected to his participation via videoconference.
The country's ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, said the President should participate in person, in line with the rules. "The Council should not turn into a forum for political shows or cinema,” he added.
Door-to-door voting
The referenda were held over the past five days in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions for residents to vote on whether they wished to become part of the Russian Federation.
Voting took place in polling . . .
