Uruguay denies sending representatives to observe so-called referendums held by Moscow in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine.
The Uruguayan Foreign Ministry said on Twitter it had not sent observers.
It adds it “does not back actions of any kind aimed at legitimising the occupation through use of force of part of Ukrainian territory”.
The Uruguayan government added that the “individual participation” of Sebastian Hagobian, a member of Uruguay’s Frente Amplio opposition party, “does not compromise nor affect in any way the position of the Uruguayan state and its government”.
Ukrainian authorities said that Uruguay, along with Belarus, Syria, Egypt, Brazil, Venezuela, Togo and South Africa, were “among countries that were allegedly backing the legitimacy of the referendums”.
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