16 March 2026 marks twelve years since the so-called referendums on the annexation of Ukrainian territories into the Russian Federation were illegally held in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. These illegitimate referendums sparked Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified aggression against Ukraine, aimed at undermining Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, which escalated into a full-scale war of aggression on 24 February 2022. Latvia recognises…
16 March 2026 marks twelve years since the so-called referendums on the annexation of Ukrainian territories into the Russian Federation were illegally held in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. These illegitimate referendums sparked Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified aggression against Ukraine, aimed at undermining Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, which escalated into a full-scale war of aggression on 24 February 2022. Latvia recognises neither these illegitimate actions nor their outcome and condemns in the strongest terms the lawless behaviour of Russia, which constitutes a blatant violation of international law, including the UN Charter, and poses a direct threat to…
