{"id":41899,"date":"2022-09-30T15:46:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T13:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=41899"},"modified":"2022-09-30T15:46:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T13:46:58","slug":"albanian-foreign-ministry-we-condemn-the-sham-referendums-organized-by-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albanian-foreign-ministry-we-condemn-the-sham-referendums-organized-by-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Albanian Foreign Ministry: We condemn the &#8216;sham&#8217; referendums organized by Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Foreign Minister has announced that Albania condemns the \u2018sham\u2019 referendums organized by Russia in Ukraine and will not recognize their predetermined results.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Twitter, it is emphasized that any annexation of the territory of a state by another state, resulting from threats or the use of force, is a violation of the principles of the UN Charter and international law.<\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that the decision to annex 4 regions of Ukraine was made by the residents of the areas, who participated in the referendum.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The results are known, well known. I am sure that the Federal Assembly will support the four new subjects of the Russian Federation because this is the will of millions of people&#8221;, said Putin today, as he was applauded by members of his government.<\/p>\n<p>According to Russian officials, the four regions, which represent about 15% of Ukraine, voted overwhelmingly to join Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The four regions form an important strip of land between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine says it will continue to fight to liberate the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Foreign Minister has announced that Albania condemns the \u2018sham\u2019 referendums organized by Russia in Ukraine and will not recognize their predetermined results. 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