This decision will not affect the ownership of residents of territories temporarily occupied by Russia on the citizenship of Ukraine, they assured in Kyiv.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemned the order of the President of Russia on the illegal passports of residents of the territories temporarily occupied by the Russian army in the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye. It was reported on the diplomatic department’s website on Wednesday, May 25th.
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“Illegal passports in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, as well as in the Crimea and in the temporarily occupied part of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, are a grave violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, the norms and principles of international humanitarian law, as well as the obligations of the Russian Federation as a sovereign state, in accordance with Article 45 of the Hague Convention of 1907 and Article 47 of the Convention for the Protection of the Civilian Population during the War of 1949. The Decree of the President of Russia is legally void and has no legal consequences. This decision will not affect the citizenship of Ukraine for residents of the territories temporarily occupied by Russia, “- said in the statement.
The Foreign Ministry stressed that the forced passports of Ukrainians in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions is another evidence of the criminal intent of Russia’s war against Ukraine-the seizure of Ukrainian territories for their further work and integration into the Russian legal, political and economic fields.
“Ukraine has called on the international community to prevent Russia from committing crimes against Ukraine and Ukrainians on a scale not seen in Europe since World War II. We demand the immediate adoption of the sixth package of sanctions. “EU, which includes Russia’s oil embargo, and the start of work on the seventh package of sanctions. The Russian regime must be held accountable, and Russia’s military machine must be deprived of financial resources,” Foreign Minister Dmitry said. Kuleba.
The ministry also called on international partners to expedite decision -making on the additional provision of weapons in Ukraine, mainly the mass launch of rocket systems, to protect Ukrainian territories from Russian aggression.
“The delay will only encourage the Putin regime to more crimes against Ukraine and the destruction of peace and security in Europe,” the Foreign Ministry concluded.
Earlier on Wednesday, it was learned that Putin had signed a decree on simplified acquisition of Russian citizenship for residents of Ukraine’s Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, which are now temporarily occupied by Russian troops.
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