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ROME — Russia’s move to annex four Ukrainian regions has “no legal and political value,” Giorgia Meloni, widely expected to be named Italian prime minister next month, said on Friday.
In a statement, Meloni said Russian President Vladimir Putin “once again demonstrates his Soviet-style, neo-imperialist vision that threatens the security of the entire European continent,” and urged Western unity in the face of Moscow’s actions.
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Russia earlier declared the annexations of the regions – Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson – after holding what it called referendums in occupied areas of Ukraine. Western governments and Kyiv said the votes breached international law and were coercive and unrepresentative. (Reporting by Angelo Amante; Editing by Crispian Balmer)
