sovereign state

Example Sentences

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“The key point is whether we can continue to be Ukrainians, and keep our national identity and our national sovereign state,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Perhaps not by coincidence, just two days later, Xi made his phone call to Zelensky—affirming that, whatever his stance toward Putin, he regards Ukraine as a sovereign state indeed.

From Slate

She said that while "the Soviet Union was a federal state and had the status of an entity of international law in its entirety in foreign affairs... this does not deny the fact that each member republic of the Soviet Union has the status of a sovereign state after the dissolution of the Soviet Union".

From BBC

Asked if China recognises Ukraine as a sovereign state, Mao said China's position on this issue is objective and fair.

From Reuters

The greatest disservice that could be done to the Sudanese people, to the integrity of Sudan as a sovereign state, to the security of Sudan’s neighbors, and indeed to international peace and security, would be to allow negotiations between the belligerents to yield yet another internationally endorsed compromise predicated on power-sharing.

From Washington Post