The Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has declared that it will not recognize the Russian State Duma as a legitimate government.
The decision was supported by 264 of the Rada’s 450 members, Ukraine’s 112.ua news site reported. The resolution, which was originally submitted by politician Maxim Bourbaki from the nationalist-leaning People’s Front party, stated that the Rada would “not recognize the legitimacy of the State Duma elections,” or any of the Duma’s “powers, acts and decisions.”
