Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen met his Latvian counterpart Egils Levits in Vienna on Friday. The main topics were the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and its economic consequences, the Federal President explained on Twitter. The “incorporation” of the occupied territories in Russia planned for Friday is “an illegal annexation that we can never accept,” Van der Bellen emphasized.
The annexation of the territories is “a new serious attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” said Van der Bellen. “The mock referendums in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories were a measure by the Russian regime that violated international law and was a pure farce. They must be condemned in the strongest terms.”
Kremlin: Attacks on annexed territories are attacks on Russia
Russia plans to solemnly integrate the four Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia on Friday afternoon. After that, Ukrainian attempts to retake the areas would be considered attacks on Russia, the Kremlin said.
Austria does not recognize “natural” referenda and annexation
Even before President Van der Bellen, the Austrian Foreign Ministry condemned the mock referendum and its consequences “firmly”. They are “another serious attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the ministry said on Wednesday. “Of course” Austria does not recognize the illegal referendums or the annexation of Ukrainian territories.
Source: Krone
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