Putin, with the help of Zelensky, wants to create a "common Ukrainian-Russian citizenship": what does it mean
Vladimir Putin commented on the words of the leader of the second round of the presidential elections in Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, about the issuance of Ukrainian passports to Russians.
“Did he really say that? Very good. <…> If they give citizenship to Russians, and we in Russia give citizenship to Ukrainians, then gradually we will come to the common desired result, which is what I said. That is, we will have common citizenship,” the Russian leader told reporters after the ceremony for presenting Hero of Labor medals.
In addition, speaking of the violated rights, the head of state advised Kiev to “start with the Georgians,” they write RIA News.
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“As for freedoms, in this sense it is better to start not even from Russia, not from the Russians, but, let's say, from the Georgians or from the former Georgians. For example, it would be fair to return the Ukrainian passport to a person who was a Georgian in the past, and today considers himself a Ukrainian, I mean Mikhail Nikolayevich Saakashvili, ”Putin said. Meduza.
According to him, Saakashvili was "illegally deprived of citizenship, illegally expelled from the country." "He should have been returned and restored to his violated rights, as well as some other citizens of Ukraine, who were forced to leave the country and go to the promised land, fleeing from the persecution of the current Ukrainian regime," he said. Interfax.
Mikhail Saakashvili told RBC that representatives of Vladimir Putin, through intermediaries, are demanding that Vladimir Zelensky not only not return Saakashvili’s Ukrainian citizenship, but also not allow him to enter Ukraine. “Exactly such a requirement not to let me into the country, Putin presented not only the authorities of Georgia, but also Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan,” - added Saakashvili.
Wednesday, April 24, Putin signed a decree on the simplified receipt of Russian passports by residents of the LC and the DPR. The president said that Moscow has no desire to create problems for Kiev, but the situation with the rights in the Donbas goes all the way. He also admitted that all residents of Ukraine will soon be able to receive Russian passports in a simplified manner.
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ForumDaily wrote earlier:
- Ukraine appealed to the UN Security Council in connection with the decision of the President of Russia, and also informed the Council of Europe. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called on Ukraine’s international partners to strengthen sanctions against the Russian Federation.
- President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko described the actions of the Kremlin as a preparation for the annexation of Donbass and also called on the international community to strengthen sanctions against the Russian Federation.
- The winner of the presidential election, Vladimir Zelensky, did not publicly respond to the Kremlin’s demarche. A statement appeared on the Zelensky Team’s Facebook page, which states that by distributing passports Putin actually recognized Russia as an occupant state.
- In the US, Putin’s actions were described as destabilizing and absurd, and also recalled support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
- 21 April, the second round of presidential elections in Ukraine.
- According to CEC estimates, for Zelensky cast votes more than 73% of Ukrainians, for Petro Poroshenko - almost 24,5%.
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