Kallas. Sanctions against Russia will be imposed for elections in occupied territories
21-09-2026 16:45 Politics
azatutyun.am The European Union's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has announced that sanctions will be imposed on Russia for holding elections in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
The European Union condemns the illegal organization of "elections" in the occupied territories of Ukraine, the statement says. According to the EU's high representative for foreign policy, this is "yet another blatant violation by Russia of international law, including the UN Charter, as well as Ukraine's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity."
"Individuals involved in organizing these fake elections or in nominating candidates in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, as well as those responsible for obstructing the possibility of free and fair elections in Russia, will be subject to sanctions," Kallas stated.
Brussels calls on Russia to respect Ukraine's internationally recognized borders and sovereignty, emphasizing that it "does not recognize and will never recognize either the holding of these 'elections' in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine or their results."
According to preliminary results from the State Duma elections held in Russia from September 18-20, the ruling "United Russia" party has received 355 of the 450 mandates in the new parliament, securing a constitutional majority. This will be the largest faction of "United Russia" in the party's entire history.
Kallas stated that these elections highlighted "the ongoing and deepening erosion of democracy in Russia," while the exclusion of the anti-war "Yabloko" party from the federal list "further limited the choices of Russian voters."
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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