Guterres: Russian annexation of Ukrainian territories cannot be recognized

Russia’s plans to annex the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories violate the UN Charter and cannot be recognized by the international community, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said during a briefing, reported from RBC-Ukraine.

He reminded that, according to the decision of the UN General Assembly, the territory of any state should not be the object of encroachment by another state as a result of the use of force or the threat of force.

Russia - one of the five permanent members of the Security Council - has special responsibility for complying with the charter. Any decision to continue the annexation of Ukrainian territory will have no legal force and deserves condemnation, Guterres stressed.

Annexation has no place in the modern world, and it cannot be recognized. The position of the UN is fully committed to the sovereignty, unity and independence of Ukraine, the UN secretary-general said.





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