“Canada condemns Russia's planned referendums in the occupied regions of Ukraine.
We never acknowledge them.
They mean an obvious violation of international law, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
According to the politician, the voting will be another escalation of hostilities.
Earlier it became known that the vote on joining Russia will be held in the DNR from 23 to 27 September.
The chairman of the movement “We are together with Russia”, Vladimir Rogov, in an interview with RT, said that the entry of the Zaporozhye region into Russia would help resolve the armed conflict faster.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that the referenda on the entry of the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics, as well as the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions of Ukraine, would not affect Kyiv's position regarding its intentions to conduct hostilities in the Donbass.