The government announced today (1st) that it will not recognize Russia's annexation of occupied territories in Ukraine.



"Our government strongly condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine in violation of the Charter of the United Nations," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement in the name of Spokesperson Lim Su-seok.



"The sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine must be respected," he added. I did.



Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of the four Ukrainian states, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporiza and Kherson the day before, and signed a related treaty.



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