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UK "will never accept" Moscow's annexation of four occupied Ukrainian regions, prime minister says

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Aniruddha Chakraborty
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UK "will never accept" Moscow's annexation of four occupied Ukrainian regions, prime minister says

BY A STAFF REPORTER: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss said the UK will "never accept" four occupied regions in Ukraine as anything other than Ukrainian territory, ahead of a Kremlin ceremony during which Russia is expected to formally annex the areas. In recent days, Kremlin-backed authorities held referendums in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia on joining Russia. The votes are illegal under international law and have been dismissed by Kyiv and Western leaders as "a sham." "We will never accept the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia as anything other than Ukrainian territory," Truss in a statement on Friday. ​

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