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Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin (70) wants to annex not only the territory of Ukraine, but also the Ukrainian people directly. Anyone living in Luhansk, Zaporizhia, Kherson and Donetsk Oblasts, which have been illegally annexed by Russia, must apply for a Russian passport. Those who fail to do so risk deportation, reports the Russian portal Meduza.
This has been decided by the Russian president by decree. The document stipulates that Ukrainian citizens or passport holders of the self-declared People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk must either accept Russian citizenship or declare officially that they refuse this step of incorporation into the Russian Federation.
Anyone who chooses the second option will be considered a foreigner from 1 July 2024. This means they can be expelled from the territories if Russian authorities deem it appropriate.
This may be the case when individuals “pose a threat to the national security of Russia”. What that means exactly is not precisely defined. This means that people who want to keep their Ukrainian passports after July 1, 2024 are at the mercy of the Russian authorities. (chs)
Source: Blick
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