Canada rejects illegitimate elections in Donbas, calls Russia occupier

Canadian government says it does not recognize and condemns the so-called elections held on Nov. 11 in the Russian-occupied Donbas region, eastern Ukraine.

Global Affairs Canada said in its Nov. 14 statement, Censor.NET reports citing Ukrinform.

"Canada joins its European allies and the United States in unreservedly rejecting the illegitimate and illegal Nov. 11, 2018, elections in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine," reads the statement.

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The agency noted that these ‘elections’ were "an attempt to validate the rule of Moscow-imposed Russian proxies". "In the absence of a recognized legal basis or any credible international monitoring, the international community will not recognize these ‘elections," reads the statement.

Global Affairs Canada added that "Canadians continue to stand steadfastly with the people of Ukraine."

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Earlier, the Russian-controlled puppet republics – the "Donetsk People's Republic" ("DPR") and the "Luhansk People's Republic" ("LPR") on Nov. 11 held sham "elections" of the so-called "heads of people's republics" and "deputies of people's councils."