“We do not recognize the initiative of unilateral referendums held in Ukraine... We recognize the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
In this war, we are on the side of Ukraine,” he said on the air of the NTV channel.
The press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper, said earlier that disagreements with Turkey on the topic of Ukraine do not interfere with the countries' cooperation.
According to Peskov, at the same time, the Russian side continues to bring its arguments to the Turkish partners.
On September 23, in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as in the liberated territories of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, referendums began on the issue of joining Russia.
Borrell had previously threatened Russia with new sanctions if the vote went ahead.