Ukrainian Foreign Ministry considers Putin's decree ordering Ukrainians to leave "null and void"
Ukraine considers Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin's latest decree ordering Ukrainian citizens who "do not have legal grounds to stay in Russia" to leave as a "null and void act".
Source: Heorhii Tykhyi, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, at a briefing in Kyiv on 21 March, quoted by Interfax-Ukraine
Quote: "On 20 March, we saw another Russian decree that envisages the forced expulsion of Ukrainian citizens who are in the temporarily occupied territories and in the territory of the Russian Federation, without so-called legal grounds.
We believe that this is a null and void act, it is the next step in Russia's campaign of discrimination, persecution and forced displacement of Ukrainian citizens from their native land, or forcing them to obtain foreigner status."
Details: Tykhyi stressed that Russia continues to systematically violate fundamental norms of international law, including at least three international legal documents, with this decree.
"We emphasise that these systematic deportations and persecutions are part of Russia's policy of genocide against the Ukrainian people," the Foreign Ministry said.
Background:
- Russian ruler Vladimir Putin signed a decree according to which "Ukrainian citizens illegally staying in Russia must leave by 10 September or be legalised".
- The document states that Ukrainians who have been fingerprinted and photographed will be released from administrative liability for violating the regime of stay in Russia if they go to the police to legalise their stay.
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