Election in Russia based on “repression and intimidation”, denounces the European Union. EU will not recognize election result in annexed Ukrainian territories.

“They are null and void and cannot produce any legal effect,” believe the Twenty-Seven. The master of the Kremlin, in power for almost a quarter of a century, saw his score jump 10 points compared to 2018. The official results are to be announced on Thursday. The election "took place against a backdrop of severe restrictions, exacerbated by Russia's illegal war of aggression against Ukraine", underlined Josep Borrell.