The EU rejects the “illegal” annexation votes Russia held in four occupied regions of Ukraine and their “falsified” results, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the Russian-staged referendums, which reported huge majorities in favour of joining Russia, as a “farce”. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
