Turkey rejects To Recognise Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territory

Ankara will not recognize the decision of Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, along with Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions to accede to the Federation of Russia, said the Foreign Ministry of Turkey in a statement on 30 September. According to Turkey, decision made by the two Donbas republics “constitutes a grave violation of the established principles of international law.”

Turkey further reiterated that the government did not support Russia’s invasion of Crimea in 2014, nor did it recognise Crimea’s subsequent annexation by Russia in “an illegitimate referendum.”