Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has warned that any polls held in regions illegally annexed by Moscow would be “void”.
Ukraine warns against any attempt to organize the Russian presidential election in the occupied Ukrainian territories.
The election is to be held in March, Vladimir Putin has already announced that he is a candidate for a fifth consecutive term.
Moscow says it is considering organizing the vote in the illegally annexed regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry warned in a statement that any elections held in these regions would be “null” and that any international observers sent to monitor the Russian election should “assume criminal responsibility”.
Russia has already held several elections in the occupied Ukrainian territories. All have been strongly condemned by the international community.
The Kyiv city council also authorized the dismantling of a statue dedicated to Red Army commander Nikolai Shchors.
The monument was erected during the Stalinist regime.