The United States does not recognize any expression of will in the occupied territories of the eastern regions of Ukraine and urges Russia not to recognize any elections there as long as illegal armed groups operate in the region.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
UkrInform: Volker says any elections in Russian-occupied Donbas are illegal
An armed pro-Russian separatist of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) walks in front of the destroyed Donetsk International Airport, in Donetsk, on June 1, 2016.
