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Russia’s planned annexation of Ukraine’s territories has no legal value, UN Secretary-General said

Russia’s planned annexation of Ukraine’s territories has no legal value, UN Secretary-General said

UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Russia-planned annexation of Ukraine’s territories.

He stressed that any decision to proceed with the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts of Ukraine would have no legal value.

“It cannot be reconciled with the international legal framework.

It stands against everything the international community is meant to stand for.

It flouts the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations.

It is a dangerous escalation.

It has no place in the modern world.

It must not be accepted.

The position of the United Nations is unequivocal: we are fully committed to the sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine, within its internationally recognized borders, in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions.

I want to underscore that the so-called “referenda” in the occupied regions were conducted during active armed conflict, in areas under Russian occupation, and outside Ukraine’s legal and constitutional framework.

They cannot be called a genuine expression of the popular will.

Any decision by Russia to go forward will further jeopardize the prospects for peace.

It will prolong the dramatic impacts on the global economy, especially developing countries and hinder our ability to deliver life-saving aid across Ukraine and beyond.

It is high time to step back from the brink.

Now more than ever, we must work together to end this devastating and senseless war and uphold the UN Charter and international law,” he said.

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