Polish president says sham referenda by Russia in Ukraine worthless

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Polish president says sham referenda by Russia in Ukraine worthless

Polish president Andrzej Duda said that the sham referenda organised by Russia in Ukraine is worthless and that Poland won't recognise their results.

Eastern Ukraine has plans to vote this week to become integral parts of Russia, according to a plan by Russian-controlled regions. The referenda are planned to start on Friday in the Russian-occupied Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

The Referenda are not worth anything - the truth is that the result is decided by the Kremlin and not by the vote, Andrzej Duda told reporters during a visit to New York for the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

In this situation, Duda declared that Poland will not recognise their results as internationally binding, since Russia has been occupying these regions.

Duda stated that these referenda looked like a joke, and expressed his hope that no one in the international arena would attach any importance to them, as both of their actions and their results were completely unreliable.