Widely condemned 'people's republics' illegal' referendums wind-up

Ce mardi 27 septembre marque le dernier jour des référendums d'annexion dans les territoires récemment conquis et des deux A woman receives her ballot at a polling station during a referendum on the joining of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) to Russia, in Donetsk, Ukraine September 27. REUTERS - ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO

French foreign minister Catherine Colonna was in Kyiv Tuesday on an unannounced visit to Ukraine in a show of support for the country invaded by Russia. It was also the last day of a five-day vote in referendums over the annexation by Russia of four areas in the east of the country.

During her visit, Colonna met with her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba and with Ukraine's top prosecutor Andriy Kostin.