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21 September 2021

20 September 2021


EU will never recognize Russian elections in annexed Crimea - EU spokesperson

The European Union will never recognize the results of the Russian elections in Crimea, which is part of Ukraine, and is concerned about the deliberate actions of the Russian government that handed out Russian passports to Ukrainian citizens in the temporarily occupied territories in the run-up to the Russian State Duma elections.


Russia invents new way to block prisoner swap - Harmash

Russia has come up with a new option for blocking the exchange of held persons – by involving in Trilateral Contact Group negotiations, despite Ukraine’s protests, a person convicted for terrorism by a Ukrainian court.

18 September 2021

17 September 2021


MFA condemns Russia's holding elections in Ukraine's temporarily occupied territories

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemns Russia's illegal organization and holding of elections to the Russian State Duma on September 17-19 in the occupied Crimea and the forced involvement of Ukrainians with illegally issued passports in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, according to a statement published on the ministry's website.

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