Türkiye says it does not accept the decision of the Donbass republic and two other regions to join Russia.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said the decision "constitutes a serious violation of established principles of international law."
TASS - Turkey cannot recognize the decision of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), as well as the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions, to join Russia, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
Turkey "did not recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea in an illegitimate referendum in 2014 and has emphasized its strong support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty on all occasions. This decision, which constitutes a serious violation of established principles of international law, cannot be accepted. We reiterate our support for a solution to this war, whose gravity continues to grow, based on a just peace that will be achieved through negotiations," said the Turkish Foreign Ministry in a statement.
From September 23 to 27, the DPR and LPR, as well as the Kherson region and the Zaporizhia region, held referendums in which the majority of voters opted to join Russia.
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the heads of the four regions signed treaties on their accession to Russia.
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