US condemns opening of polling stations in Georgia’s occupied regions for Russian elections
The US has responded to recent parliamentary elections in Russia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
Tweet 
Share
The United States has condemned the opening of polling stations in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions for the September 19 Duma elections of Russia, Spokesperson of the US Department of State Ned Price has tweeted.
The United States regrets Russia’s repressive actions that undermined the freeness, fairness, and credibility of its Duma elections, and we condemn Russia’s organization of polling stations on the territories of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine without their consent. https://t.co/NRkNRvsE64
— Ned Price (@StateDeptSpox) September 23, 2021
The Georgian Foreign Ministry has also condemned the move, stating that Russia ‘once again violated the international law’ and urged the international community to give a ‘due response’ to the country’s illegal activities in Georgia.
According to preliminary reports more than 25,000 individuals participated in Russian elections from Georgian Tskhinvali and Abkhazia regions.
Russia recognised Abkhazia and Tskhinvali as independent states after the Russia-Georgia 2008 war.
Since then only Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria have joined Russia in the recognition, while the rest of the international community call upon the country to leave the Georgian territory.