Russia remains an occupying power in these regions bound by the Fourth Geneva Convention, which continues to protect civilians in those areas. Just like the so-called referendum in Crimea in 2014, they hold no legal value and don’t provide a basis for annexation or transfer of sovereignty. Days before, Russia purported to hold “referendums” in these areas, with hastily staged “voting,” in some cases at gunpoint. Senior Putin has just signed a document claiming to annex four Russia-occupied Ukrainian territories in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
Sham Vote in Occupied Regions of Ukraine Provides No Legal Basis for Russian Annexation Download Report (PDF | 170.89 KB | Ukrainian version).Download Report (PDF | 166.54 KB | Russian version).
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