Following the decree issued yesterday by President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation to annex the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaphorizhia, which were captured as part of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Başbuğ Hasan Çakar has issued the following statement on behalf of the His Imperial Majesty the Shahanshah's government of the Sublime State of Turan:
"The annexation of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaphorizhia are illegitimate and not a true representation of the self-determination of the people of those areas. The referendums in those areas were held under duress and do not account for displaced peoples.
We re-iterate our position approved by His Imperial Majesty and our Mejlis, which is that Russia must withdraw from the internationally-recognised borders of Ukraine."