The Russia-Ukraine war · claims ledger

Votes held under occupation in September 2022 were not a genuine expression of the popular will.

Not in the ledger Claimed by United Nations on 29 September 2022.

Taken out of the ledger: Not a claim under the claim standard of 30 Oct 2026 (data-src/p1/DRAFTS.md): a position, demand or legal or political characterisation, not a checkable statement of fact. The statement stays in the record.

The statement

Secretary-General Guterres said any annexation of a state's territory by another state through threat or use of force violated the UN Charter, and that annexing the four regions would have no legal value.

International body · en

Evidence UN News United Nations · Unaffiliated origin: UN Secretary-General statement of 29 Sep 2022 · published 2022-09-29 00:00 UTC

Verdict history

When	From	To	Why
2026-10-30 18:00 UTC	active	withdrawn	Not a claim under the claim standard of 30 Oct 2026 (data-src/p1/DRAFTS.md): a position, demand or legal or political characterisation, not a checkable statement of fact. The statement stays in the record.

Cite or reuse

The War Record, claim cl-20261027-rwm9, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-rwm9/

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