The spokesman for the European Commission for Foreign Affairs, Peter Stano, called on the international community on Thursday not to recognize the annexation of the Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia, considering that it is a “totally unacceptable” act.
“This is totally unacceptable in terms of international law, this is totally unacceptable in terms of the Charter of the United Nations and we call on the international community to react appropriately to this and not recognize this flagrant act of violation of international law” , appealed. spokesman voice, leaving a condemnation of the Moscow performance model.
“Russia is moving forward and accelerating the escalation to actually seize and steal Ukraine’s territories,” he said, adding that “they are not just invading the country, killing people and civilians, destroying civilian infrastructure, stealing grain and other goods from the country. , but now they’re also going to steal the territory.”
The spokesman for the European Commission for Foreign Affairs, Peter Stano, reacted critically to the Kremlin’s announcement on the annexation of the occupied Ukrainian regions, with a note of irony.
“It seems that Russia is the only country in the world that announces its crimes, its violations of international law and the Charter of the United Nations in advance on live television,” he said.
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, had already condemned Moscow’s actions for holding “false referendums in the territories occupied by Russia”, which represent nothing more than “an illegal attempt to seize land and change international borders. by force.”
Von der Leyen also criticized “Putin’s mobilization and threat to use nuclear weapons”, calling this action “new steps in the escalation of tension”.
“We do not accept the false referendum, nor any kind of annexation in Ukraine, and we are determined to make the Kremlin pay for further escalation,” stressed Ursula von der Leyen, who then announced the generic terms of an eighth package of sanctions against Moscow. .
Source: TSF
