322 people's deputies supported the relevant resolution at the meeting on the 22nd of September.

The statement of the Council declared that the involvement of Ukrainian citizens from the territories occupied by Russia is illegal and unfounded, and the organization of elections in Crimea and ORDLO is legally insignificant.

"In the statement, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine declares such elections illegal and the State Duma of the Russian Federation illegitimate and appeals to the international community to assess the rigged elections and the facts of illegal voting", - the committee concluded.

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Also, Ukraine appeals to the international community on the fact of the illegitimate elections of deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine on September 17-19, 2021.

"It is emphasized that the occupying state violates international humanitarian law, including involving Ukrainian citizens with illegally issued passports of the Russian Federation, moving the occupying population to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, and uncontrolled crossing of the internationally recognized state border of Ukraine", - the statement said.

The Council also drew the world's attention to the fact that Russia, as a member of the OSCE participating States, had not provided adequate working conditions for the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which made it impossible to observe the election process following democratic standards.

What is known

• Germany does not recognize the Russian elections in occupied Crimea and condemns the vote in ORDLO.
• Georgia does not recognize the Russian elections to the State Duma in occupied Crimea.
• The United States and Great Britain do not recognize the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation in occupied Crimea.
• Turkey and Poland do not recognize the Russian elections to the State Duma in Crimea.
• The SBU has opened criminal proceedings over the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, which took place in occupied Crimea.
• European Commission spokesperson Peter Stano said that the elections in Russia were held with numerous violations, and the European Union never recognizes their results in occupied Crimea.
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called "marginal" European politicians, who came to observe the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation in occupied Crimea.
• Russian media reported that the European Parliament was allegedly pressuring international observers who had come to the occupied peninsula to observe the election.
• On September 19, the State Duma elections ended in Russia. According to the results of 90% of the protocols, Putin's party (49.66%) has won the elections.
• On September 17, elections to the State Duma started in Russia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested and condemned Russia's organization and holding of parliamentary elections in the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas and Crimea.