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White House will ‘never’ recognize annexed Ukrainian territory as Russian

By Mike Brest
Published September 20, 2022 6:20pm ET
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White House will ‘never’ recognize annexed Ukrainian territory as Russian
The White House will “never” recognize any territory Russia annexes from Ukraine as legitimate parts of Russia, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday following announcements that referendums in Russian-occupied territories could take place as early as this week. Sullivan’s comments come shortly after Russian-backed leaders in the self-identified Luhansk People’s Republic and Donetsk […]

The White House will “never” recognize any territory Russia annexes from Ukraine as legitimate parts of Russia, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday following announcements that referendums in Russian-occupied territories could take place as early as this week.

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