Belgrade – which has its own separatist issue with Kosovo – says it believes the votes violate international law Serbia will not recognize the results of the referendums in the Donbass republics and Moscow-held territories of southern Ukraine on joining Russia, its Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic has said.

The West’s exceptionalism has fueled multiple aggressive wars over the past decades, but the world order is changing, the top diplomat says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke at the 77th UN General Assembly on Saturday, explaining Russia’s stance on key international issues, including Moscow’s relationship with the West and the ongoing conflict with Ukraine.…

The deferment applies to those attending state universities and vocational colleges Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted university and vocational college students a draft deferment. Saturday’s move follows the partial mobilization of military reservists to serve in Ukraine.