The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Friday condemned the illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory by Russia, calling it a “flagrant violation of fundamental rules of international law, OSCE principles and the Charter of the Organization of United Nations”.
Russia is one of 57 states participating in the OSCE, which until earlier this year carried out a monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “unacceptable” action on Friday “eviscerates the principle of territorial integrity, which is at the heart of the founding principles of the OSCE and international order,” the statement read.
“This action by the Russian Federation, which includes military mobilization and irresponsible nuclear threats, will only lead to a further escalation of conflict, putting millions more lives at risk and causing more senseless human suffering,” he said.
Friday’s OSCE statement was signed by Acting OSCE President and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Margareta Cederfelt, OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid, and by the Secretary General of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Roberto Montella.
Putin signs annexation of four territories
Putin signed the annexation of four regions of Ukrainian territory to Russia this Friday. The movement intensifies the war that has been going on for seven months and starts a new, unpredictable phase of the confrontation.
Moscow declares that the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, largely or partially occupied by Russian forces or supported by Russia, are part of Russia.
“There are four new Russian regions,” Putin said during an annexation ceremony. “The people who live in these four regions are becoming our citizens forever,” he added.
The region is equivalent to practically a fifth of Ukraine. Putin’s move took place at a special ceremony at the Kremlin in the Russian capital of Moscow.
Source: CNN Brasil
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