West condemns Russia’s ‘illegal’ annexation of Ukraine provinces

Headlines 10:53 01 Oct, 2022
Russia’s move to proclaim the annexation of four Ukrainian provinces has drawn prompt rebuttals by Western countries
West condemns Russia’s ‘illegal’ annexation of Ukraine provinces

Ukraine, Western countries and the United Nations have denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to proclaim the annexation of four partially occupied Ukrainian provinces, Qazet.az reports.

Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia were formally declared part of Russia on Friday, in a major escalation in the war that began on February 24.

Moscow claimed late on Tuesday that voters in the regions had overwhelmingly backed joining Russia after it run referendums over five days.

Kyiv and its Western allies had called these votes “a sham” and cautioned the Kremlin against moving forward with the annexation.

Below is a round-up of international reaction to Putin’s move.