ðɪ ˈɑːs, ðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən jˈuːniən, ænd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts bˈækt ðə lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən, wˌaɪl ðə ɹˈʌʃən fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ænd pɹˈoʊɹˈʌʃən pˈɑːɹɾi ʌv ɹˈiːdʒənz ʌv juːkɹˈeɪn əpˈoʊzd ɪt.
The OSCE, the European Union, and the United States backed the legislation, while the Russian Federation and pro-Russian Party of Regions of Ukraine opposed it.