<div style="text-align: justify; "><div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Kiyv will not be able to negotiate with Russia after Moscow held annexation "referendums" in four occupied Ukrainian regions, President Volodymyr Zelensky told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Russia's recognition of the pseudo-referendums as 'normal', implementation of the so-called Crimean scenario, and yet another attempt to annex Ukrainian territory means that there is nothing to talk about with (the) current Russian president," he said in a video message.</div><div><br></div><div>"In front of the eyes of the whole world, Russia is conducting an outright farce called a 'referendum' on the occupied territory of Ukraine," he said.</div><div><br></div><div>"People are forced to fill out some papers for a TV picture under the muzzles of machine guns.</div><div><br></div><div>"The figures of the alleged results of the pseudo-referendum were drawn in advance," he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Zelensky added that "threats to use nuclear weapons have become a constant narrative of Russian officials and propagandists". AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/kh</div></div>