The EU will not recognize the passports that the Russian Federation will distribute to Ukrainians – Borrell
The European Union condemns the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to simplify the issuance of Russian passports to all citizens of Ukraine and will not recognize these documents.
This was stated by the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Josep Borrell.
– The new Russian legislation, which now simplifies the procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship for all Ukrainians, is another gross violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty related to Russia’s illegal war, – he said.
Borrell emphasized that the European Union will not recognize such passports.
We will remind that Putin signed a decree on a simplified procedure for acquiring Russian citizenship for all citizens of Ukraine. Previously, such an order applied to Ukrainians living in the “DPR” and “LPR”, as well as in the Russian-occupied parts of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine stated that such a decision is another encroachment on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, which contradicts the norms and principles of international law.
Source: European truth
