BERLIN, Sept 24, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - The Group of Seven industrialised nations on Friday condemned annexation referendums being held in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine as a "sham" with "no legal effect or legitimacy".
"We will never recognise these referenda which appear to be a step toward Russian annexation and we will never recognise a purported annexation if it occurs," the G7 leaders said in a statement.