London, Sept 21, 2026 (AFP) - Five nations slam 'sham' Russian election in occupied Ukraine

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2026-09-21

Five countries including the UK, Australia and Canada on Monday condemned Russia's "sham" parliamentary elections in swathes of occupied Ukraine, branding the move "part of a wider system of occupation". "Holding Russia's State Duma elections in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine ... is a gross violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and independence, and the UN Charter," the countries, who also included New Zealand and Norway, said in a......

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