The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine called on the world community to condemn the holding of russian "presidential elections" on the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine

Press Service of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
14 March 2024, 15:16

 

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted the Resolution “On the Appeal of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the Governments and Parliaments of Foreign States, International Organisations, Parliamentary Assemblies in connection with the holding of the “presidential elections” by the russian federation in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine" (p.№11078).

The purpose of the draft resolution is to approve the Appeal of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to international partners calling for condemnation of the illegal so-called “presidential elections” held by the aggressor state in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, to counteract the attempts of the russian federation to engage international observers to legitimise these “elections”, to strengthen all types of sanctions pressure against the russian federation, to consolidate the efforts of all partners of Ukraine to increase assistance to the Security and Defence Forces of Ukraine, and to take an active part in the implementation of the Peace Formula of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi.