EU will never recognize occupied Ukrainian territories as Russian
The European Union will never recognize Russia’s attempted annexation of occupied Ukrainian territories and will continue to support Ukraine, an EU representative told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Claims & verification status
The European Union will never recognize Russia's attempted annexation of occupied Ukrainian territories.
The European Union will continue to support Ukraine.
Impact analysis
Who claims what
- —The European Union will continue to support Ukraine. (per EU representative)
- —The European Union will never recognize Russia's attempted annexation of occupied Ukrainian territories. (per EU representative)
Our assessment
If the EU position as stated holds, there will be no change in sanctions policy or legal recognition regarding Russian-controlled areas in Ukraine. For businesses across energy,…
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