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Election observer at “referendum” in Ukraine: head of Hessian utility released

2022-09-26T13:04:38.489Z


Election observer at “referendum” in Ukraine: head of Hessian utility released Created: 09/26/2022, 14:58 By: Patricia Huber The managing director of a German energy company was present at the referendums in Ukraine as an election observer. So now he's been released. Waldeck-Frankenberg – So-called referendums on annexation by Russia have been held in four Russian-controlled areas in Ukraine s


Election observer at “referendum” in Ukraine: head of Hessian utility released

Created: 09/26/2022, 14:58

By: Patricia Huber

The managing director of a German energy company was present at the referendums in Ukraine as an election observer.

So now he's been released.

Waldeck-Frankenberg – So-called referendums on annexation by Russia have been held in four Russian-controlled areas in Ukraine since Friday, despite sharp international protests.

Votes are taking place in the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine's Donbass and in the southern Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Zaporizhia.

The announcement of the referendums sparked international outrage.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens), among others, sharply criticized the procedure in the UN Security Council on Thursday.

On Friday, Baerbock reiterated her criticism: she described the "referendums" as a new form of Russian President Vladimir Putin's method of war.

"It's a different war strategy now.

If he is not successful with weapons, he makes mock referendums," said Baerbock on the

RTL Aktuell

program on Friday.

The federal government will “never be able to recognize” this vote.

German energy company boss as election observer in Ukraine - Now he is released

Despite all of these criticisms, a German manager traveled to Ukraine to observe the referendums there as an election observer.

But that now has consequences for the head of the North Hessian utility Energie Waldeck-Frankenberg (EWF).

Stefan Schaller is now to be released from his duties.

The Council of Elders and the district committee of the Waldeck-Frankenberg district spoke out in favor of this on Saturday with a large majority, as the district announced on its website.

"With this clear positioning, we will go into consultations with the EWF committees," said District Administrator Jürgen van der Horst, according to the announcement.

“Russia's forced referendums in Ukraine are hypocritical and contrary to international law and a pretext to appropriate the Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine.

We strongly condemn this illegal annexation.”

According to the announcement, a final decision on Schaller's release should be made on Monday.

Then the supervisory boards of the local energy supplier of the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg and the Verbands-Energie-Werk Gesellschaft für Renewable Energies mbH and the EWF association board should meet in a meeting.

Energy supplier boss: “I wanted to get a picture on site”

According to media reports, Schaller was invited by Russia to monitor the elections.

Compared to our partner portal

HNA

the EWF managing director confirmed his commitment as an election observer.

“I wanted to get an idea of ​​the situation on site.

Also because I believe that objective information can never be wrong," he said.

His stay has nothing to do with his position as managing director of the Waldeck-Frankenberger energy supplier.

"It's purely private, I took vacation for it," emphasized Schaller.

The EWF could not be reached for comment on Sunday.

The outgoing Ukrainian ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, also joined the debate on Saturday.

"I appeal to the District Administrator of Waldeck-Frankenberg as Chairman of the EWF Supervisory Board: Mr. van der Horst, throw out Stefan Schaller, who is aiding the Russian war of aggression, immediately," Melnyk demanded on Twitter.

He announced that criminal proceedings would be instituted against the EWF manager in the Ukraine.

(dpa/ph)

Source: merkur

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