There are several reasons why the event on March 18 that will give Vladimir Putin his fourth official term as Russian president can only loosely be termed an “election.” There is one reason, however, that surely invalidates any outcome since Russia is insisting on holding the elections in illegally occupied Ukrainian Crimea. Even if the OSCE’s acceptance of Russia’s invitation to observe the presidential elections was made with the proviso that it would only be deployed in Russia, the very presence of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is effectively recognizing that the elections are at least legal.
How can OSCE observe Russian ‘elections’ being illegally held in occupied Crimea?
By Ukrainian Weekly Editor4 Mins Read