📋 Tender Overview
The Kremlins bogus referendums are a futile attempt to mask what amounts to a further land grab in Ukraine. It should be made clear the results were predetermined in Moscow and do not reflect the will of the people of Ukraine. The United States does not and will never recognize the legitimacy or outcome of these bogus referendums or Russias attempted annexation of Ukrainian territory. This performance staged by Russian proxies is illegal and violates international law. It is a flagrant attack on the principles of international peace and security.Russia forced a significant part of the population in the areas it captured to flee and forced the citizens of Ukraine who remained there to vote at gunpoint in fear for their safety and the safety of their loved ones. Ukrainians have consistently expressed their desire for a free and democratic future. They want their country to remain independent and sovereign. Their soldiers are fighting bravely and citizens in Russian-controlled or Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine are resisting Moscows attempts to change Ukraines internationally recognized borders through brute force.The United States our allies and partners will continue to assist Ukraine in its struggle to defend its territory from Russian aggression. We wholeheartedly support the unity sovereignty independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. As President Biden pointed out we will never recognize these areas as part of any country other than Ukraine and we will support Ukraine for as long as it takes.
