Turkiye condemns Russia's decision to annex Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia

Turkiye said early Saturday that it rejects Russia's decision to annex four Ukrainian regions just as it did not recognize the annexation of Crimea in 2014.

Report informs, citing Anadolu Agency, that the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Moscow's decision "constitutes a grave violation of the established principles of international law, cannot be accepted."

The ministry further said Turkiye continues its support for the "resolution of this war, the severity of which keeps growing, based on a just peace that will be reached through negotiations."