Biden Denounces Russia’s “Phony” Act of Annexation

According to report on September 30th, on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement to annex parts of Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden severely condemned this “phony” behavior. President Biden said that “the United States, I want to be very clear about this, will never, never, never recognize Russia’s claims on Ukraine sovereign territory.”President Biden said that the Russian side invoked a “referendum” as a basis for annexing Ukrainian territory, which is clearly false and the results of which were fabricated by the Russian government, stressing that it does not reflect the true will of the Ukrainian people. This was followed by a stern condemnation, stating that the attack on Ukraine to satisfy Putin’s imperialist ambitions is a heinous and shameless violation of the UN Charter and the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity. The U.S. Government has said it will impose further sanctions if Russia decides to annex the country.British Prime Minister Liz Truss also issued a statement condemning such “unacceptable attempts to change national borders by force.” Prime Minister Truss said in a statement: “Vladimir Putin is once again violating international law with his threats to annex more of Ukraine. Truss emphasized that the United Kingdom will never ignore the sovereignty of the Ukrainian people and will never recognize these four states as other places outside the territory of Ukraine,” she added, “Putin cannot be allowed to alter international borders using brute force. We will ensure he loses this illegal war.”Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy on the evening of September 30th. Regarding Russia’s forcible annexation of pro-Russian-controlled areas in the four southeastern provinces of Ukraine into Russia, Prime Minister Kishida said that the war is a violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and it also violates international law, and such practice must not be recognized and will be strongly condemned. After the meeting, Prime Minister Kishida made this clear to reporters at the prime minister’s official residence. According to reports, President Zelensky expressed his deep gratitude. In response to Russia’s behavior, Prime Minister Kishida said that Japan will work closely with the G7 and consider further sanctions.