Ukraine Condemns Russian Move to Erase Borders With Occupied Areas

The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to Russian plans to abolish border control zones between Russian regions and occupied Ukrainian territories. The ministry stated that relocating checkpoints does not alter internationally recognized borders. Kyiv characterized the initiative as a political attempt to

Aug 13 - Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the results of Russian parliament elections next month in occupied areas of Ukraine would be invalid because the polls are illegal.