{"id":2200508,"date":"2024-03-16T19:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T23:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-elections-take-place-with-armed-guards-in-occupied-territories-in-ukraine-report\/"},"modified":"2024-03-16T19:27:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T23:27:25","slug":"russian-elections-take-place-with-armed-guards-in-occupied-territories-in-ukraine-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-elections-take-place-with-armed-guards-in-occupied-territories-in-ukraine-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian-held regions in Ukraine conduct elections under military watch, says report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussian-elections-take-place-with-armed-guards-in-occupied-territories-in-ukraine-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2200508&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Closer Look at the Contested Elections in Ukraine&#8217;s Occupied \u2063Regions<\/h2>\n<p>Over the weekend, a spectacle of contentious elections unfolded in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adidas-funds-nonprofit-that-posts-anti-semitic-content\/\" title=\"Adidas Funds Nonprofit That Posts Anti-Semitic Content\">disputed territories<\/a> of\u2064 <b>Ukraine\u2019s \u2062Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, \u200dand Kherson regions<\/b>. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyt-defends-mara-gays-disturbing-american-flags-statement-social-media-pounds-them\/\" title=\"NYT Defends Mara Gay\u2019s \u2018Disturbing\u2019 American Flags Statement. Social Media Pounds Them.\">bold move<\/a>, Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed these areas as part of Russia\u200d following an alleged annexation last September. Despite his assertions, the international\u2063 community, including\u2064 many in the West, firmly refuses to \u2064acknowledge \u200dRussia&#8217;s dominion over these occupied territories.<\/p>\n<h3>An Election Under Duress?<\/h3>\n<p>Reports from the ground paint a\u2063 troubling picture of the \u2064electoral process under Russian oversight. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Yevheniia Hliebova, the head of the military administration in Novomykolaivka, portrayed the scene to The Washington Post as an\u200c <b>\u201celection at gunpoint\u201d<\/b>, with pollsters being ominously shadowed by armed\u2063 soldiers. This intimidating presence\u2062 signified an unspoken threat of violence, overshadowing the voters\u2019 ability to freely cast\u2063 their ballots.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Additionally, locals have expressed their discomfort as \u200belection officials, guarded by soldiers bearing \u2064arms, approached their homes under the pretext of ongoing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine. This new \u200b&#8217;door-to-door&#8217; strategy adds to the already escalating\u200d tensions surrounding the elections.<\/p>\n<h3>The International Stance<\/h3>\n<p>On the eve of the elections, <b>a strong \u2063denouncement<\/b> came\u200c from fifty-six\u200b United Nations members, Ukraine included.\u2063 These nations fiercely criticized\u200b the\u200b elections administered by Russia, labeling them illegitimate and a violation of Ukraine&#8217;s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The \u200cU.N. has \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-golden-globes-new-best-actress-in-a-tv-drama-is-actually-a-biological-man\/\" title=\"The Golden Globes\u2019 New \u2018Best Actress\u2019 In A TV Drama Is Actually A Biological Man\">echoed similar sentiments<\/a>, stating:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Holding elections in another UN member state\u2019s territory without its\u2064 consent\u2063 is in manifest disregard for the principles of sovereignty and \u2062territorial \u200cintegrity. <b>Such elections have no validity under\u200d international law<\/b>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u2063widespread contention over these elections\u200b is also reflected in \u200dthe broader diplomatic relations and the ongoing\u200c call for the cessation of the conflict between Russia \u200cand Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h3>Putin&#8217;s Path to 2030?<\/h3>\n<p>At the \u2063heart of this electoral drama is President Vladimir Putin, who\u200c is in the midst of a campaign that could see him\u2062 in power until 2030. Since ascending to\u2062 the \u200bpresidency in 2000, Putin&#8217;s\u2064 grip on power has extended\u200b through constitutional maneuvers and the temporary transition to prime minister in 2008.\u200c A constitutional \u200brevision in 2020 removed the barriers to his continued presidency, setting the stage for his current\u200d bid.<\/p>\n<p>As Ukraine surpasses the two-year mark of its struggle with Russia, the legitimacy of another round\u2062 of Russian-led elections in these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-highly-criticized-over-christmas-post-about-israel-hamas-war-jew-hate\/\" title=\"AOC faces backlash for Christmas post on Israel-Hamas conflict: Accused of 'Jew Hate\">conflict-ridden areas<\/a> is under international scrutiny, with the previous September\u2064 2022 elections being denounced\u200c by \u200cthe U.N. as void under the principles of international law.<\/p>\n<p>The far-reaching\u200d implications of these elections are yet to \u200bbe fully realized as the\u200b world watches with bated breath, a testament to the fragile state of democracy in areas\u200c mired in conflict and foreign control.<\/p>\n<p><b>For \u2064more on\u2062 this developing story, and the implications it holds for international law and the future of regional stability, visit\u2062 <a href=\"#\">The Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elections occurred in Ukrainian territories claimed by Putin \u2014 Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, Kherson \u2014 unrecognized by the West. 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