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Japan’s prime minister urges Russia to recognize legitimacy of Ukraine’s elections

Published May 6, 2014 at 6:56 pm

People hold up the Ukrainian flag during a pro-Ukraine rally in Donetsk on April 17. The nation has a crucial presidential election to conduct on May 25, and has to address many risks associated with this election.

Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that the Russian authorities should recognize the legitimacy of the presidential elections in Ukraine, scheduled for May 25.

“The parties [in Ukraine] should recognize the legitimacy of the election results, and Russia should do the same,” he said during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Brussels.