The EU summons the Russian diplomatic representative to denounce the annexation of the occupied regions in Ukraine

BRUSELAS, 4 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The European Union summoned on Monday the charge d'affaires of the Russian Federation mission to the EU, Kiril Logvinov, to whom he expressed his "firm rejection" of the annexation of Ukrainian territories after the announcement by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the ratification of the Duma.

The director-general of the EU's External Action Service for Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia, Regional Cooperation and the OSCE, Michael Siebert, expressed to the Russian business manager the EU's "firm rejection" and "energetic condemnation" of annexation illegal by Russia of the regions of Donetsk, Jerson, Lugansk and Zaporiyia, after the "fake illegal referendums" carried out by Russia in these regions.

The convocation of the highest diplomatic representative of Moscow in Brussels is a coordinated action at the level of the Twenty-seven to respond to Russia's escalation in its invasion of Ukraine, after the illegal referendums and the annexation of Ukrainian territories.

According to a statement from community diplomacy, this maneuver by the Kremlin is a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. "The EU does not and will never recognize this illegal annexation by Russia. These Russian decisions are null and void and cannot produce any legal effect," he stressed.

In this sense, Siebert urged Russia to cease the aggression against the neighboring country and to immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from the territory of Ukraine.

For his part, Logvinov presented the European diplomat with a copy of Putin's full speech in which he acknowledged the result of the consultations and proclaimed that the citizens of these Ukrainian regions were Russians, a statement from the Russian delegation in Brussels reported.

In this sense, he affirmed that the non-recognition of the EU "does not affect the choice of the inhabitants of these regions in favor of Russia" and he also took the opportunity to denounce the European sanctions, assuring that they are "unilateral, illegitimate and unjustified" measures, pointing out the anti-Russian policies that, in his opinion, are carried out by the EU.

The Russian diplomatic representative emphasized the launch of a military assistance mission to Ukraine, to underline that these steps are a "direct involvement" of the EU as a "belligerent party" in the conflict in Ukraine "with all the consequences what that entails."