Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada calls on international community not to recognize Russia's possible decision

The Ukrainian parliament called on the international community not to recognize possible decisions by Russia concerning the independence of these entities

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has appealed to the UN, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the PACE, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, governments, and parliaments of foreign countries not to recognize the independence of self-proclaimed entities in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Qazet.az reports citing Ukrinform.

331 MPs voted for a respective resolution at a parliament meeting on Tuesday, February 15.

According to the document, the Verkhovna Rada strongly condemns any attempts by Russia to recognize the independence of the self-proclaimed "Luhansk People's Republic" and "Donetsk People's Republic."

The Ukrainian parliament called on the international community not to recognize possible decisions by Russia concerning the independence of these entities.

In addition, the Verkhovna Rada called on international organizations to reaffirm the territorial integrity of the state and its inviolability within internationally recognized borders and strongly condemn any Russian actions aimed at deteriorating the security situation in the world in general and in Ukraine in particular.