UK intelligence: Putin's new decree on Ukrainians illegally staying in Russia is way for forced Russification
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Sat, 22 Mar 2025 13:56:35 +0200
UK intelligence has analysed Kremlin leader Vladimir Putins stipulating that Ukrainian citizens illegally staying in Russia must leave by 10 September or legalise their stay.
Source UK Ministry of Defence on X Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details UK intelligence noted that Putin signed a decree obliging Ukrainian citizens living in Russia or on Russianoccupied Ukrainian territory to settle their legal status by 10 September 2025 or leave the territory on 20 March 2025. The UK intelligence argues that Putins decree certainly intended to force the departure from Russianoccupied Ukrainian territory of Ukrainian nationals who refuse to accept Russian passports and citizenship. Quote Putin and the Russian senior leadership continue to prosecute a Russification policy in illegally occupied Ukrainian territory, as part of longstanding efforts to extirpate Ukrainian culture, identity and statehood.
More details The UK intelligence noted that Russia erroneously and illegally defines both occupied and unoccupied Ukrainian territory in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts, as well as Crimea, as part of the Russian Federation. Quote This is in direct contradiction with Russias own stated recognition of Ukraines independence and sovereignty following the collapse of the Soviet Union, as well as broader international recognition of Ukraine.
Background US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steven Witkoff, in a recent interview, actually recognised the referendums that Russia held in the occupied territories in 2022.
Michael Waltz, US President Donald Trumps National Security Advisor, recently suggested that a future agreement to end Russias war against Ukraine could include the loss of territory by Ukraine in exchange for future security guarantees, the future status of Ukraine.
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