The United States calls on all countries not to recognize the November 2 regional elections in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki told journalists on Friday, RIA Novosti reports.
“The United States will not recognize the results of the elections,” Psaki said. “We call on all nations to similarly reject the illegal effort and instead support the legal December 7 local elections.”
The elections are scheduled to be held on Sunday. The United States, the European Union and the United Nations have many times spoken out against these elections.
“We have grave concerns that separatists plan to go ahead with illegitimate and illegal elections in areas of eastern Ukraine,” Psaki said, adding that the elections would "violate the latter and spirit" of the September 5 Minsk ceasefire agreement.
US condemns elections in Ukrainian regions controled by rebels
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