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Sarkozy Slammed For Call To Compromise With Russia

File photo dated June 7, 2007 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin talks on the phone as French President Nicolas Sarkozy waves on their way to a meeting during the first day of talks with other leaders of G8 industrialized nations summit at Heiligendamm, Germany. France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be ended with new referendums in occupied territories. "The Ukrainians... will want to reconquer what has been unjustly taken from them. But if they can't manage it completely, the choice will be between a frozen conflict... or taking the high road out with referendums strictly overseen by the international community," Sarkozy told conservative newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday. Speaking particularly about the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claimed to have annexed in 2014, the former French leader said that "any return to the way things were before is an illusion". Photo by Ludovic/pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Slammed For Call To Compromise With Russia

File photo dated June 11, 2010 shows French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin before their working lunch at the Elysee palace in Paris, France. France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be ended with new referendums in occupied territories. "The Ukrainians... will want to reconquer what has been unjustly taken from them. But if they can't manage it completely, the choice will be between a frozen conflict... or taking the high road out with referendums strictly overseen by the international community," Sarkozy told conservative newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday. Speaking particularly about the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claimed to have annexed in 2014, the former French leader said that "any return to the way things were before is an illusion". Photo by Stephane Lemouton/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Slammed For Call To Compromise With Russia

File photo dated June 7, 2007 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Nicolas Sarkozy talk on their way back from the group photo of the G8 Heads of State at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm near Rostock, Germany. France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be ended with new referendums in occupied territories. "The Ukrainians... will want to reconquer what has been unjustly taken from them. But if they can't manage it completely, the choice will be between a frozen conflict... or taking the high road out with referendums strictly overseen by the international community," Sarkozy told conservative newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday. Speaking particularly about the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claimed to have annexed in 2014, the former French leader said that "any return to the way things were before is an illusion". Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Slammed For Call To Compromise With Russia

File photo dated May 29, 2008 shows French President Nicolas Sarkozy receives Russian Prime MInister Vladimir Putin at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be ended with new referendums in occupied territories. "The Ukrainians... will want to reconquer what has been unjustly taken from them. But if they can't manage it completely, the choice will be between a frozen conflict... or taking the high road out with referendums strictly overseen by the international community," Sarkozy told conservative newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday. Speaking particularly about the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claimed to have annexed in 2014, the former French leader said that "any return to the way things were before is an illusion". Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Slammed For Call To Compromise With Russia

File photo dated June 7, 2007 shows French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) takes a phone call as he stands with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a group photographs on their way to a meeting during the first day of talks with other leaders of G8 industrialized nations summit at Heiligendamm, Germany. France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be ended with new referendums in occupied territories. "The Ukrainians... will want to reconquer what has been unjustly taken from them. But if they can't manage it completely, the choice will be between a frozen conflict... or taking the high road out with referendums strictly overseen by the international community," Sarkozy told conservative newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday. Speaking particularly about the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claimed to have annexed in 2014, the former French leader said that "any return to the way things were before is an illusion". Photo by Ludovic/po

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Sarkozy Slammed For Call To Compromise With Russia

File photo dated June 11, 2010 shows French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin before their working lunch at the Elysee palace in Paris, France. France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be ended with new referendums in occupied territories. "The Ukrainians... will want to reconquer what has been unjustly taken from them. But if they can't manage it completely, the choice will be between a frozen conflict... or taking the high road out with referendums strictly overseen by the international community," Sarkozy told conservative newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday. Speaking particularly about the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claimed to have annexed in 2014, the former French leader said that "any return to the way things were before is an illusion". Photo by Stephane Lemouton/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Slammed For Call To Compromise With Russia

File photo dated June 7, 2007 shwos French President Nicolas Sarkozy shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to a bilateral meeting on the second day of the G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be ended with new referendums in occupied territories. "The Ukrainians... will want to reconquer what has been unjustly taken from them. But if they can't manage it completely, the choice will be between a frozen conflict... or taking the high road out with referendums strictly overseen by the international community," Sarkozy told conservative newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday. Speaking particularly about the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claimed to have annexed in 2014, the former French leader said that "any return to the way things were before is an illusion". Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Slammed For Call To Compromise With Russia

File photo dated June 7, 2007 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Nicolas Sarkozy talk on their way back from the group photo of the G8 Heads of State at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm near Rostock, Germany. France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be ended with new referendums in occupied territories. "The Ukrainians... will want to reconquer what has been unjustly taken from them. But if they can't manage it completely, the choice will be between a frozen conflict... or taking the high road out with referendums strictly overseen by the international community," Sarkozy told conservative newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday. Speaking particularly about the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claimed to have annexed in 2014, the former French leader said that "any return to the way things were before is an illusion". Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Slammed For Call To Compromise With Russia

File photo dated May 29, 2008 shows French President Nicolas Sarkozy receives Russian Prime MInister Vladimir Putin at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be ended with new referendums in occupied territories. "The Ukrainians... will want to reconquer what has been unjustly taken from them. But if they can't manage it completely, the choice will be between a frozen conflict... or taking the high road out with referendums strictly overseen by the international community," Sarkozy told conservative newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday. Speaking particularly about the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claimed to have annexed in 2014, the former French leader said that "any return to the way things were before is an illusion". Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Slammed For Call To Compromise With Russia

File photo dated June 7, 2007 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) , French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) attend the first full day of talks with other leaders of G8 industrialized nations at Heiligendamm, Germany. France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be ended with new referendums in occupied territories. "The Ukrainians... will want to reconquer what has been unjustly taken from them. But if they can't manage it completely, the choice will be between a frozen conflict... or taking the high road out with referendums strictly overseen by the international community," Sarkozy told conservative newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday. Speaking particularly about the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claimed to have annexed in 2014, the former French leader said that "any return to the way things were before is an illusion". Photo by Ludovic/pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Slammed For Call To Compromise With Russia

File photo dated June 11, 2010 shows French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin before their working lunch at the Elysee palace in Paris, France. France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be ended with new referendums in occupied territories. "The Ukrainians... will want to reconquer what has been unjustly taken from them. But if they can't manage it completely, the choice will be between a frozen conflict... or taking the high road out with referendums strictly overseen by the international community," Sarkozy told conservative newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday. Speaking particularly about the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claimed to have annexed in 2014, the former French leader said that "any return to the way things were before is an illusion". Photo by Stephane Lemouton/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Slammed For Call To Compromise With Russia

File photo dated June 7, 2007 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) , French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) attend the first full day of talks with other leaders of G8 industrialized nations at Heiligendamm, Germany. France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be ended with new referendums in occupied territories. "The Ukrainians... will want to reconquer what has been unjustly taken from them. But if they can't manage it completely, the choice will be between a frozen conflict... or taking the high road out with referendums strictly overseen by the international community," Sarkozy told conservative newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday. Speaking particularly about the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claimed to have annexed in 2014, the former French leader said that "any return to the way things were before is an illusion". Photo by Ludovic/pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Slammed For Call To Compromise With Russia

File photo dated June 7, 2007 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin talks on the phone as French President Nicolas Sarkozy waves on their way to a meeting during the first day of talks with other leaders of G8 industrialized nations summit at Heiligendamm, Germany. France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be ended with new referendums in occupied territories. "The Ukrainians... will want to reconquer what has been unjustly taken from them. But if they can't manage it completely, the choice will be between a frozen conflict... or taking the high road out with referendums strictly overseen by the international community," Sarkozy told conservative newspaper Le Figaro on Wednesday. Speaking particularly about the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claimed to have annexed in 2014, the former French leader said that "any return to the way things were before is an illusion". Photo by Ludovic/pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan parliament approves bill to revise referendum law

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's House of Councillors approves a revision bill for the national referendum law by a majority vote on June 13, 2014. The bill is aimed at lowering the minimum voting age for national referendums four years after the revision takes effect, amid Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push for constitutional reform.

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Independence vote in eastern Ukraine

LUGANSK, Ukraine - Voters wait for their turn to vote in front of a tent, serving as a polling station, in Lugansk, eastern Ukraine, on May 11, 2014, in referendums called by pro-Russian insurgents seeking to split from the rest of the country.

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Independence vote gets under way in eastern Ukraine

LUGANSK, Ukraine - A voter does paperwork at a polling station in Lugansk, eastern Ukraine, on May 11, 2014, in referendums called by pro-Russian insurgents seeking to split from the rest of the country.

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Independence vote gets under way in eastern Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - Voters do paperwork in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 11, 2014, in referendums called by pro-Russian insurgents seeking to split from the rest of the country.

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Independence vote gets under way in eastern Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - A voter casts his ballot in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 11, 2014, in referendums called by pro-Russian insurgents seeking to split from the rest of the country.

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Independence vote gets under way in eastern Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - Voters cast their ballots in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 11, 2014, in referendums called by pro-Russian insurgents seeking to split from the rest of the country.

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Civic group seeking referendums on nuclear power

TOKYO, Japan - Hajime Imai, secretary general of civic group Let's Decide Together/Citizen-initiated National Referendum on Nuclear Power, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2012. The group seeking a referendum on whether to keep nuclear power plants said it has collected enough signatures to ask the Tokyo metropolitan government to hold a plebiscite on the issue.

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Constitution referendum legislation enacted

TOKYO, Japan - The plenary session of the House of Councillors on May 14 passes a bill setting out procedures for holding referendums to amend the Constitution. The new law, the first of its kind since Japan's pacifist Constitution came into force 60 years ago, will come into force in three years' time.

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Constitution referendum legislation enacted

TOKYO, Japan - The plenary session of the House of Councillors on May 14 passes a bill setting out procedures for holding referendums to amend the Constitution. The new law, the first of its kind since Japan's pacifist Constitution came into force 60 years ago, will come into force in three years' time.

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Security Council fails to adopt resolution "condemning" referendums in 4 Ukrainian regions

STORY: Security Council fails to adopt resolution "condemning" referendums in 4 Ukrainian regions DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Security Council Chamber 2. various of the voting STORYLINE: United Nations Security Council on Friday failed to adopt a draft resolution, which "condemns" the referendums held in four Ukrainian regions under Russian control from Sept. 23 to 27. The draft resolution titled "Illegal So-Called Referenda in Ukraine," prepared by Albania and the United States, was vetoed by Russia, one of the five permanent members of the council. Of the 15-nation council, 10 nations, including the United States, France and Britain, voted in favor of the draft, while China, Gabon, India and Brazil abstained from voting. A ceremony was held on Friday for the signing of treaties to incorporate Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson into the Russian Federation. Russian President Vladimir Putin participated

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Constitution referendum legislation enacted

TOKYO, Japan - The plenary session of the House of Councillors on May 14 passes a bill setting out procedures for holding referendums to amend the Constitution. The new law, the first of its kind since Japan's pacifist Constitution came into force 60 years ago, will come into force in three years' time. (Kyodo)

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Constitution referendum legislation enacted

TOKYO, Japan - The plenary session of the House of Councillors on May 14 passes a bill setting out procedures for holding referendums to amend the Constitution. The new law, the first of its kind since Japan's pacifist Constitution came into force 60 years ago, will come into force in three years' time. (Kyodo)

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Civic group seeking referendums on nuclear power

TOKYO, Japan - Hajime Imai, secretary general of civic group Let's Decide Together/Citizen-initiated National Referendum on Nuclear Power, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2012. The group seeking a referendum on whether to keep nuclear power plants said it has collected enough signatures to ask the Tokyo metropolitan government to hold a plebiscite on the issue. (Kyodo)

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Civic group seeking referendums on nuclear power

TOKYO, Japan - Hajime Imai, secretary general of civic group Let's Decide Together/Citizen-initiated National Referendum on Nuclear Power, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2012. The group seeking a referendum on whether to keep nuclear power plants said it has collected enough signatures to ask the Tokyo metropolitan government to hold a plebiscite on the issue. (Kyodo)

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Japan parliament approves bill to revise referendum law

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's House of Councillors approves a revision bill for the national referendum law by a majority vote on June 13, 2014. The bill is aimed at lowering the minimum voting age for national referendums four years after the revision takes effect, amid Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push for constitutional reform. (Kyodo)