Ukraine protests Russia's decision to involve citizens living in occupied territories into Duma elections

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry protested Russia's decision to involve residents of the temporarily occupied Donbas, Ukrainian citizens who forcefully obtained occupiers' passports, into Russian State Duma elections through electronic voting. This was said in a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine regarding the decision of Russia’s Central Election Commission to illegally involve the population of the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the parliamentary elections. "Such actions of the Russian side along with the illegal organization of the elections to the State Duma in the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and … Continue reading Ukraine protests Russia's decision to involve citizens living in occupied territories into Duma elections