The Polish authorities do not consider the March 15-17 presidential “elections” in Russia to be legal, free, and fair, as they were held in violation of international law, in particular the UN Charter. The statement emphasizes that the voting took place in the context of severe repression of the population, which made free democratic choice impossible. “Contrary to international law, “elections” were organized in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine: in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, as well as in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. Vot…