'Crimea is Ukraine': EU denounces 'elections' in Russian-occupied territory

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Up to 83 elections were held throughout Russia and occupied Ukrainian territory over the weekend, with the results — strongly titled towards Moscow-approved candidates — expected to roll in by the end of September.

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00:00The EU's diplomatic service has strongly condemned Russia's municipal elections held in occupied

00:08Crimean territory, stating the vote violates international law, the UN Charter and Ukraine's

00:15sovereignty.

00:17The EU does not recognize these so-called elections or their results in Crimea, the

00:23European Union External Action Service said in a statement on Monday.

00:29They are null and void and cannot produce any legal effects whatsoever.

00:34Eighty-three elections spanning regional to municipal were held throughout Russia from

00:39September 6th to 9th.

00:43Areas included the Ukrainian-controlled region of Kursk in Russia, which saw the country's

00:49third-highest percentage of voter turnout.

00:53The results, strongly expected to tilt towards Moscow-approved candidates, are slated to

00:58roll in by the end of September.

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