Vito Grittani
Versions of names: Вито Гриттани
Italy
Vito Grittani is from Italy. He is a citizen of Abkhazia. Since 2016 he has been an Ambassadors-at-large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia. With the direct participation of Vito Grittani, the Association "Europe - Abkhazia" and the organization "Friends of Abkhazia" were registered in Italy. With the advisory support and financial assistance of Vito Grittani, the "Abkhaz Institute of Culture named after Dmitry Gulia" was opened in Italy. Grittani is also the founder of a group called the International Diplomatic Observatory.
Corresponding elections
illegitimate
From 23 to 27 September 2022, the Russian forces organised a sham election process - pseudo-referendum as a pretext for the formal annexation of the regions of occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson by Russia. The annexation of the four regions was announced on 30 September 2022.
illegitimate
From 8 to 10 September 2023, the Russian forces organised widely condemned regional and municipal elections in the regions of occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson. The results were largely rejected by the international community, with North Korea and Syria being the only ones to explicitly recognise them.