UN General Assembly rejects Russia’s ‘Referendums,’ ‘Annexation’ in Ukraine

Video monitors show the result of a U.N. General Assembly special emergency session vote in favor of a resolution condemning Russia's illegal referendum in Ukraine, at U.N. headquarters/Photo: AP.

NEW YORK: The international community sent a clear message to Moscow on Wednesday, declaring the country’s so-called referendums and attempted annexation of parts of Ukraine illegal and invalid under international law.