“Tehran will not recognize Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions as part of Russia,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, quoted by BGNES.
The Russian parliament has finally approved the annexation of the four regions in Ukraine
He emphasized that despite “excellent relations” with Moscow, Iran recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
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“We hold to our consistent principle in foreign policy, and when we say that the conflict in Ukraine is not a solution, we believe in our position as a fundamental political principle that we rely on,” Abdollakhian said.
“Civilians were killed in Ukraine with their weapons”
In recent months, relations between the Islamic Republic and Moscow have been warming.
Iran, despite officially denying it, has been selling combat drones to Russia used to strike civilian targets in its war against Ukraine. Remnants of these drones were found repeatedly on Ukrainian territory. Iran’s arms sales have also been confirmed by Western intelligence services.
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However, Tehran’s political stance on the war in Ukraine appears to remain unchanged.
Iran has admitted that it has supplied combat drones to Russia
Only Venezuela, Nicaragua, Syria, Afghanistan, North Korea and Cuba recognize the Crimean Peninsula as part of the Russian Federation.
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The independence of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic is recognized only by Syria and the DPRK.
