“We appeal to our EU partners and the“ Norman format, ”there can only be deep concern. Carrying out pseudo-elections on the territory of Ukraine not according to Ukrainian laws requires tough sanctions against Moscow, the country that organizes it, ”RIA Novosti quotes Gerashchenko.

Earlier, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the upcoming elections in the LC and the DPR do not go against the Minsk agreements.

Elections of heads and deputies in the LC and the DPR are scheduled for November 11. Kiev has already announced that it does not recognize the elections.