Zelenskyy imposes sanctions on 44 individuals tied to illegal Russian elections in occupied Ukraine
Ukraine targets those who organized and participated in Russian State Duma elections held in territories under Russian occupation.
What to know
- Zelenskyy sanctioned 44 individuals for organizing and participating in Russian State Duma elections held in occupied Ukrainian territories.
- Ukraine rejected the elections as illegitimate, stating any results or documents from them have no legal basis and violate international law.
- Sanctions targets include propagandists and former Ukrainian officials who collaborated with Russian occupiers.
“Ukraine stresses that these "elections" are illegitimate. The results of such voting, as well as any documents issued as part of these "elections," have no legal basis whatsoever.”
Ukrainian government statement, Official position · Interfax-Ukraine ↗
Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of UkraineIrina Kuksenkova Propagandist and accomplice of occupiersIurii Onishchuk Former Ukrainian lawmaker
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Sanctions list includes propagandists and collaborators, Ukraine rejects election legitimacy
The sanction package targets individuals including propagandist Irina Kuksenkova and former Ukrainian lawmaker Iurii Onishchuk who cooperated with Russian occupiers. Ukraine declared the elections illegitimate, stating that voting results and any documents issued have no legal basis and constitute a gross violation of international law.
“President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree enacting a decision by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to impose sanctions on individuals involved in holding illegal 'elections' to the Russian State Duma in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory.”
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‼️ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has brought into force sanctions against 44 individuals involved in holding sham elections to the State Duma (lower house of the Russian parliament) in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.
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President of # Zelenskyy signed a decree enacting a decision by the National Security and Defense Council of # Ukraine to impose sanctions on individuals involved in holding illegal “elections” to the russian State Duma in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory. https://www. president.gov.ua/en/news/prezi…
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Zelenskyy imposes sanctions on 44 individuals involved in sham elections in temporarily occupied territories www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202... #Geopolitiikka #Sanktiot
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Zelenskyy signs decree sanctioning 44 individuals tied to illegal Russian elections
President Zelenskyy signed a decree imposing sanctions on 44 individuals involved in holding illegal "elections" to the Russian State Duma in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories. The targets include those acting in Russia's interests and facilitating occupation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhia regions, Crimea, and Sevastopol.
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🇺🇦❗️ Zelensky has imposed sanctions on 44 people involved in the illegal "elections" of Russian State Duma on TOT The sanctions list includes people who act in the interests of Russia and contribute to the occupation of the territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia regions, Crimea.
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KYIV INDEPENDENT: Zelensky sanctions more than 40 people involved in elections in Russian-occupied Ukraine https:// kyivindependent.com/zelensky-s anctions-more-than-40-people-involved-in-elections-in-russian-occupied-ukraine/ The sanctions package includes 44 individuals "who act in Russia's interests and facilitate the occupation of parts of…