Ukraine lashes out at Russian elections ‘held at gunpoint’ in occupied territory
Ukrainians in territories occupied by Russia are being “held at gunpoint” and forced to vote in parliamentary elections that “bear no resemblance to democracy,” the Ukrainian foreign ministry has warned.

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