The UN General Assembly voted with an overwhelming majority to condemn Russia's attempts to seize four Ukrainian regions.
Russia's attempt to annex by force the eastern Ukrainian regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson is illegal and invalid, says the resolution adopted by the Assembly on Wednesday.
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